Where does “cnap” come from?

cnap (Welsh) comes from Middle English knappe, from Old English cnæp, from Proto-Germanic knappô, from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

cnap (Welsh): knap, lump, chunk

Definitions

  1. knap, lump, chunk

Ancestry of “cnap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishknappeAlternative form of knape; knob, bump, bud; lump,...
2Old Englishcnæptop
3Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knappô →