Where does “knee” come from?
Knee comes from Middle English kne, from Old English cnēo, from Proto-West Germanic kneu, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu meaning the joint in the leg.
knee (English): In humans, the joint or the region of the joint...
Definitions
- In humans, the joint or the region of the joint...
Ancestry of “knee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | knē | — |
| 2 | Old English | cnēo | generation |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kneu | knee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | knewą | knee |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵnéwo- | knee |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |
Words derived from “knee”