Where does “knivskärare” come from?

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

knivskärare (Swedish): knifer person who assaults someone using a knife

Definitions

  1. knifer person who assaults someone using a knife

Ancestry of “knivskärare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknivskärato stab
2Swedishknivknife
3Old Swedishknīverknife
4Old Norseknífrknife
5Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
6Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →