Where does “knäppa” come from?

knäppa (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

knäppa (Swedish): to button up, to fasten with button or with a...

Definitions

  1. to button up, to fasten with button or with a...

Ancestry of “knäppa”, step by step

knäppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishafrom
2Swedishavloppa drain; sewage
3Swedishloppa race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English)
4Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
5Old Swedishløpato run
6Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
7Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via Swedish knapp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknappscarce, not much of something; somewhat less...
2Old Norseknapprknob
3Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “knäppa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →