Where does “habjō” come from?

habjō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.

habjō (Proto-Germanic): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “habjō”, step by step

habjō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kop-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankop-to dig; to strike, to beat

via Proto-Indo-European (s)kop-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kop-to strike, beat

Words derived from “habjō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kop-