Where does “knie” come from?

knie (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch knie, from Middle Dutch cnie, from Old Dutch cnio, from Proto-West Germanic kneu, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

knie (Afrikaans): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “knie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchknieA knee; A kneeing, a prod or blow with the knee
2Middle Dutchcnieknee
3Old Dutchcnioknee
4Proto-West Germanickneuknee
5Proto-Germanicknewąknee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →