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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knīpaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵneybʰ-. The root final -p was adopted from the iterative *knippōną.

Likely related to *hnīpaną, but it's unclear how the variation of the initial consonant arose.

Verb

*knīpaną[1][2]

  1. to pinch

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *knīpan
    • Old Frisian: *knīpa
      • Saterland Frisian: kniepe
      • West Frisian: knipe
        • West Frisian: knypje
    • Old Saxon: *knīpan
    • Old Dutch: *cnīpan
    • >? Old High German: *knīfan
      • Middle High German: knīfen

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*knīpan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 297
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*knīpanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 218
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