Where does “Knetmasse” come from?

Knetmasse (German) comes from German kneten, from Middle High German kneten, from Old High German knetan, from Proto-West Germanic knedan, from Proto-Germanic knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.

Knetmasse (German): plasticine, modeling clay

Definitions

  1. plasticine, modeling clay

Ancestry of “Knetmasse”, step by step

Knetmasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kneten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknetento knead
2Middle High Germanknetento knead
3Old High Germanknetan—
4Proto-West Germanicknedanto knead
5Proto-Germanicknudanąto knead
6Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—

via German Maße

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaßemass quantity of matter
2Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
3Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
4Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knudaną →