Where does “knucklewalk” come from?
knucklewalk (English) comes from English knuckle, from Middle English knokel, from Old English cnucel, from Proto-West Germanic knukil, from Proto-Germanic knukilaz, from Proto-Germanic knukô, from Proto-Indo-European gnew-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
knucklewalk (English): To walk quadrupedally with the forelimbs holding...
Definitions
- To walk quadrupedally with the forelimbs holding...
Ancestry of “knucklewalk”, step by step
knucklewalk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English knuckle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knuckle | Any of the joints between the phalanges of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | knokel | finger joint |
| 3 | Old English | cnucel | the juncture of two bones; knuckle; joint |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | knukil | knuckle, joint, small bone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knukilaz | knuckle, small bone; knot, bump |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | knukô | joint, bone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gnew- | a bundle; knot; knot, bundle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gen- | to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to... |