Where does “knipning” come from?

knipning (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-.

knipning (Swedish): kerning

Definitions

  1. kerning

Ancestry of “knipning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknipaa jam; a common goldeneye; to squeeze
2Middle Low Germanknīpento squeeze
3Old Saxonknīpan—
4Proto-West Germanicknīpanto pinch
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic knīpan →