knyf
Middle English
/kniːf/
noun
Definitions
- A knife as a tool or instrument; the following special senses exist:
- A knife or dagger weapon
Etymology
Inherited from Old English cnīf (knife) derived from Old Norse knífr (knife) derived from Proto-Germanic *knībaz (knife).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*knībaz
Gloss
knife
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Classifier
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Yellowknife English
- butterfly knife English
- cyberknife English
- deer antler knife English
- deer horn knife English
- drawknife English
- gravity knife English
- histoknife English
- knife English
- knife twister English
- knifeblade English
- knifeboard English
- knifecrime English
- knifefish English
- knifeful English
- knifegrinder English
- knifehand English
- knifejaw English
- knifeless English
- knifelike English
- knifemaker English
- knifemaking English
- knifeman English
- knifeplay English
- knifepoint English
- knifeproof English
- knifer English
- knifery English
- knifesman English
- knifesmith English
- knifestory English
- knifework English
- microknife English
- paperknife English
- paring knife English
- penknife English
- storyknife English
- *gneybʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- kniv Norwegian Bokmål
- *knībaz Proto-Germanic
- ナイフ Japanese
- kniv Norwegian Nynorsk
- cnif Old English
- cnīf Old English
- knif Middle English
- penne Middle English
- penne knyfe Middle English
- knífr Old Norse
- kniv Danish
- cnivet Old French
- hnífur Icelandic
- knívur Faroese
- knîp Middle High German
- *knīb gmw-pro
- *knīf Old Dutch
- knīpen Middle Low German
- *knīf Old Saxon
- *nijpē Proto-Samic
- kniver Old Swedish
- kniver, knīver Old Swedish
- 나이프 Korean
- *knīb, *knīf Frankish
- ņaib Marshallese
- naip Tok Pisin
- nefi Sranan Tongo
- Knif North Frisian
- canivet Old Catalan
- naaybu Guugu Yimidhirr