Where does “knie” come from?

knie (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): A knee; A kneeing, a prod or blow with the knee

Definitions

  1. A knee; A kneeing, a prod or blow with the knee

Ancestry of “knie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcnieknee
2Old Dutchcnioknee
3Proto-West Germanickneuknee
4Proto-Germanicknewąknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “knie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →