Where does “knivskära” come from?

knivskära (Swedish) comes from Swedish kniv, from Old Swedish knīver, from Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

knivskära (Swedish): to stab

Definitions

  1. to stab

Ancestry of “knivskära”, step by step

knivskära traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kniv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknivknife
2Old Swedishknīverknife
3Old Norseknífrknife
4Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—

via Swedish skära

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskärato cut; to perform an incision; to cut; to divide...
2Old Swedishskærato cut, to shear
3Old Norseskerato cut
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “knivskära”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →
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