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
Ancestry of “knie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | knie | A knee; A kneeing, a prod or blow with the knee |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cnie | knee |
| 3 | Old Dutch | cnio | knee |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kneu | knee |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knewą | knee |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵnéwo- | knee |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |