Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knīpaną
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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- (“to pinch”). The root final -p was adopted from or influenced by the iterative *knippōną (“to pinch, cut, snap”); see there for more.[1]
Likely related to *hnīpaną (“to pinch, squeeze”), but it's unclear how the variation of the initial consonant arose.
Verb
- to pinch