Where does “knipkula” come from?

knipkula (Swedish) comes from Swedish knipa, from Middle Low German knīpen, from Old Saxon knīpan, from Proto-West Germanic knīpan, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

knipkula (Swedish): a kegel ball (used for kegel exercises)

Definitions

  1. a kegel ball (used for kegel exercises)

Ancestry of “knipkula”, step by step

knipkula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish knipa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknipaa jam; a common goldeneye; to squeeze
2Middle Low Germanknīpento squeeze
3Old Saxonknīpan—
4Proto-West Germanicknīpanto pinch
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—

via Swedish kula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkulaa small ball made of earthenware, glass or a...
2Old Norsekúlaswelling; lump, swelling
3Proto-Germanickūlǭbump; hole
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →