Where does “pennkniv” come from?

pennkniv (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-.

pennkniv (Swedish): a penknife, a small knife to fashion quills,...

Definitions

  1. a penknife, a small knife to fashion quills,...

Ancestry of “pennkniv”, step by step

pennkniv 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 penna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpennaa contour feather, a penna; a quill, a feather...
2Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
3Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic knībaz
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