Where does “kniptång” come from?

kniptång (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-.

kniptång (Swedish): pincers

Definitions

  1. pincers

Ancestry of “kniptång”, step by step

kniptång 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 tång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtångpliers; seaweed
2Old Norseþangtangle; seaweed
3Old Norseþongull—
4Proto-Germanicþanga—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Words derived from “kniptång”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic knīpan →