Where does “thick-knee” come from?
thick-knee (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.
thick-knee (English): Any of several species of large terrestrial birds...
Definitions
- Any of several species of large terrestrial birds...
Ancestry of “thick-knee”, 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 |