Where does “poketnaip” come from?
poketnaip (Tok Pisin) comes from English pocketknife, from English knife, from Middle English knyf, from Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.
poketnaip (Tok Pisin): pocketknife
Definitions
- pocketknife
Ancestry of “poketnaip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pocketknife | A knife with blades or tools that the user can... |
| 2 | English | knife | A utensil or a tool designed for cutting,... |
| 3 | Middle English | knyf | A knife as a tool or instrument; the following... |
| 4 | Old English | cnīf | knife |
| 5 | Old Norse | knífr | knife |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | knībaz | pincers; shears; knife |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | knīpaną | to pinch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneybʰ- | — |