Where does “knees” come from?
Knee comes from Middle English kne, Old English cnēo, Proto-West Germanic kneu, Proto-Germanic knewą, and Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu meaning the joint of the leg.
knees (English): plural of knee; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of knee; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “knees”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | knee | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint... |
| 2 | Middle English | knē | — |
| 3 | Old English | cnēo | generation |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kneu | knee |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knewą | knee |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵnéwo- | knee |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |