Where does “Knie” come from?

Knie (German) comes from Middle High German kniu, from Old High German kneo, from Proto-West Germanic kneu, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

Knie (German): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “Knie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankniu—
2Old High Germankneoknee
3Proto-West Germanickneuknee
4Proto-Germanicknewąknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →