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Where does “knee-capping” come from?

knee-capping (English) comes from English knee-cap, from English kneecap, from English knee, from Middle English knē, from Old English cnēo, from Proto-West Germanic kneu, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- — knee.

knee-capping (English): Alternative spelling of kneecapping

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of kneecapping

Ancestry of “knee-capping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishknee-capAlternative spelling of kneecap
2EnglishkneecapThe flat, roundish bone in the knee; A metal...
3EnglishkneeIn humans, the joint or the region of the joint...
4Middle Englishknē—
5Old Englishcnēogeneration
6Proto-West Germanickneuknee
7Proto-Germanicknewąknee
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
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