Where does “knap” come from?

knap (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German knapp, from Middle Low German knap, from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

knap (Serbo-Croatian): tight; tightly, barely

Definitions

  1. tight; tightly, barely

Ancestry of “knap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknappscarce; lean; somewhat less
2Middle Low Germanknap—
3Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →