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Where does “kneuzing” come from?

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

kneuzing (Dutch): A bruise, a physically hurt part of the body ...

Definitions

  1. A bruise, a physically hurt part of the body ...

Ancestry of “kneuzing”, step by step

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