Where does “knīpan” come from?
knīpan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.
knīpan (Proto-West Germanic): to pinch
Ancestry of “knīpan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | knīpaną | to pinch |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneybʰ- | — |
Words derived from “knīpan”