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Where does “kneuzen” come from?

kneuzen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cnuesen, from Old Dutch *cnusen, from Proto-West Germanic *knussjan.

kneuzen (Dutch): to bruise, inflict a physically hurtful marking...

Definitions

  1. to bruise, inflict a physically hurtful marking...

Ancestry of “kneuzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcnuesen—
2Old Dutch*cnusen—
3Proto-West Germanic*knussjan—

Words derived from “kneuzen”

  • kneuzing
  • kneus
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *knussjan →