Where does “knapptelefon” come from?

knapptelefon (Swedish) comes from Swedish knapp, from Old Norse knappr, from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

knapptelefon (Swedish): a push-button telephone, keypad telephone, a...

Definitions

  1. a push-button telephone, keypad telephone, a...

Ancestry of “knapptelefon”, step by step

knapptelefon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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...

via Swedish telefon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtelefontelephone
2Swedishtele-tele-; bridging large distances; tele-;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →