Where does “Kniegelenk” come from?

Kniegelenk (German) comes from German knie, from Middle High German knie, 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.

Kniegelenk (German): knee joint

Definitions

  1. knee joint

Ancestry of “Kniegelenk”, step by step

Kniegelenk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German knie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknieinflection of knien: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanknieknee
3Old High Germankneoknee
4Proto-West Germanickneuknee
5Proto-Germanicknewąknee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

via German gelenk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangelenkjoint
2Middle High Germangelenkejoint, bend, waist
3Old High Germangilenki—
4Proto-Germanicgahlankiją—
5Proto-Germanichlankazflexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →
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