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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knippōną

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 *ǵnibʰ-néh₂-ti, an iterative verb from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneybʰ- (to pinch) which also gave rise to the strong verb *knīpaną. Compare Lithuanian gnýbti, žnýbti (to pinch).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknip.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*knippōną[1]

  1. to pinch
  2. to cut, to snap
  3. to wink

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *knippōn
    • Old Saxon: *knippon
    • Old Dutch: *cnippon

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*knipp/bōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 297
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