Where does “knaa” come from?

knaa (English) comes from Swedish knä, from Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

knaa (English): To know

Definitions

  1. To know

Ancestry of “knaa”, step by step

knaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish knä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknäknee; the joint between the thigh and the lower...
2Old Norseknéknee
3Proto-Germanicknewąknee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

via Northern Middle English knawe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Middle Englishknawe—
2Old Englishcnāwanto know, perceive, recognise; to know, recognise,...
3Proto-West Germanicknāanto recognise, to know
4Proto-Germanicknēanąto know, recognise, understand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →