Germanic etymology : Query result

Proto-Germanic: *knī́fa-z, *knī[f]ō; *knīpan-, *knippōn-; *xnīpōn- vb., *xnipōn- vb.

Meaning: knife, squeeze, pinch

Old Norse: ben-kneif f. `Spiess', NIsl kneif `grosser Angehaken'; knīf-r m. `Messer'; hnīpa st. `den Kopf hängen; missmütig sein'

Norwegian: kniv; dial. knīpa `kneifen'; dial. nipen `schüchtern'

Swedish: kniv

Danish: kniv

Old English: hnipian `den Kopf hängen lassen, sich neigen, missmutig, schläfrig sein'

East Frisian: Fris kniif

Middle Dutch: cniif, cnief `lang, punting mes, ponjaard'; Kil. knijpen; cnippen `knippen, in het nauw brengen'

Dutch: knijf n. `knipmes'; knijpen; pnippen

Middle Low German: knīf `Messer'; knippen `mit den Augen zwinkern'; knīpen; knippen `knipogen'

Low German: knippen `schneiden'; knipperig `karg, sparsam'

German: [ kneifen zu MLG gebildet ], [ Kniff ]; dial. kneif `Messer'; kneipf `id.'

Proto-Germanic: *bī́ɵla-n, -z, -ō; *bīdla-z; *biɵla-n; *biɵlōn- vb.

Meaning: knife, sword, ploughshare

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: bīld-r m. `Aderlassmesser', bīlda f. `Pfeil (ɵula)'

Norwegian: bild `Aderlassmesser'

Old Swedish: bīlder `Pflugschar'

Swedish: plog-bill `Pflugschar'

Danish: bild `Steinhauerwerkzeug', bill `Messer'

Old English: bill n. `zweischneidiges, krummes Schwert', bile m. `Schnabel'

English: bill

Old Saxon: bil `Schwert'

Middle Dutch: bīle f., bijl m., n.?; billen `slaan, houwen; een molensteen scherpen'

Dutch: bijl f.; billen

Middle Low German: bīl n., bīle f.

Low German: bille `steenhammer'

Old High German: bīhal 'Beil, Axt'(9.Jh.), { bīal } n. `Beil'; bil, -lles n. `Spitzhacke, Steinhaue'; billōn `houwen, hakken'

Middle High German: bīhel, bīel, bīl st. n. 'beil'

German: Beil n.; { billen }