Where does “knååk” come from?

knååk (Danish) comes from Middle Low German *knocke, from Old Dutch knuko, from Proto-West Germanic *knokō — joint.

Ancestry of “knååk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low German*knocke
2Old Dutchknuko
3Proto-West Germanic*knokōjoint
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *knokōEvery word from Old Dutch knukoEvery word from Middle Low German *knocke