Where does “kneestone” come from?
kneestone (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.
Ancestry of “kneestone”, step by step
kneestone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English knee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knee | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint... |
| 2 | Middle English | knē | The knee or a similar joint in other animals |
| 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 |
via English Stone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stone | for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from |
| 2 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 3 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 4 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |