Where does “kneuzing” come from?

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

kneuzing (Dutch): a bruise, a physically hurt part of the body (notably skin) which has no open wound

Definitions

  1. a bruise, a physically hurt part of the body (notably skin) which has no open wound

Ancestry of “kneuzing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkneuzento bruise, inflict a physically hurtful marking...
2Middle Dutchcnuesen—
3Old Dutch*cnusen—
4Proto-West Germanic*knussjanto strike
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *knussjan →Every word from Old Dutch *cnusen →Every word from Middle Dutch cnuesen →