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
- Alternative spelling of kneecapping
Ancestry of “knee-capping”, step by step
knee-capping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English knee-cap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knee-cap | Alternative spelling of kneecap |
| 2 | English | kneecap | The flat, roundish bone in the knee; A metal... |
| 3 | English | knee | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint... |
| 4 | Middle English | knē | The knee or a similar joint in other animals |
| 5 | Old English | cnēo | generation |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kneu | knee |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | knewą | knee |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵnéwo- | knee |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |