Where does “knielaars” come from?

knielaars (Dutch) comes from Dutch knie, 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.

knielaars (Dutch): knee-high boot

Definitions

  1. knee-high boot

Ancestry of “knielaars”, step by step

knielaars traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch knie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchknieA knee; A kneeing, a prod or blow with the knee
2Middle Dutchcnieknee
3Old Dutchcnioknee
4Proto-West Germanickneuknee
5Proto-Germanicknewąknee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

via Dutch laars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlaarsboot
2Middle Dutchleerse—
3Middle Dutchlēder—
4Old Dutchlether—
5Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
6Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →
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