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Where does “*hnīpan” come from?
*hnīpan (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hnīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European kneybʰ-.
Ancestry of “*hnīpan”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
hnīpaną
to pinch, to squeeze
2
Proto-Indo-European
kneybʰ-
—
Words derived from “*hnīpan”
nip
nippy
nipper
nipt
frostnip
nipperkin
nippily
nipcheese
nippiness
nippeth
nīpan
nīpen
nipen
nijpen
nippen
NIP
benijpen
nippitate
nipper
nippage
nipbacker
nipfarthing
nipless
nippi
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