Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knīfą

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

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Noun

*knīfą n

1. knife, pinch, squeeze

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *knīfą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*knīfą	*knīfō
vocative	*knīfą	*knīfō
accusative	*knīfą	*knīfō
genitive	*knīfas, *knīfis	*knīfǫ̂
dative	*knīfai	*knīfamaz
instrumental	*knīfō	*knīfamiz

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *knīf
  • Saterland Frisian: kniif
• Old Saxon: *knīf
  • Middle Low German: knīf
• Old Dutch: *knīf
  • Middle Dutch: cnijf
    • Dutch: knijf
• German: Kneif (dialectal)
• Old Norse: knífr m
  • Norwegian: kniv
  • Swedish: kniv
  • Danish: kniv
  • → Old English: cnīf
    • English: knife