Where does “kneeleth” come from?
kneeleth (English) comes from English kneel, from Middle English knelen, from Old English cnēowlian, from Old English cnēow, from Proto-West Germanic kneu, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.
kneeleth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “kneeleth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | kneel | To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one;... |
| 2 | Middle English | knelen | — |
| 3 | Old English | cnēowlian | to kneel |
| 4 | Old English | cnēow | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kneu | knee |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | knewą | knee |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵnéwo- | knee |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |