Where does “slöjdkniv” come from?

slöjdkniv (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-.

slöjdkniv (Swedish): a carving knife

Definitions

  1. a carving knife

Ancestry of “slöjdkniv”, step by step

slöjdkniv 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 slöjd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslöjdslöjd, sloyd, handicraft
2Old Swedishsløghþ—
3Old Norseslœgðtrick, sleight, slyness
4Proto-Germanicslōgiþō—
5Proto-Germanicslōgizable to strike; sly, cunning, clever
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →