Where does “Kniekehle” come from?

Kniekehle (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.

Kniekehle (German): poplit

Definitions

  1. poplit

Ancestry of “Kniekehle”, step by step

Kniekehle 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 Kehle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKehlethroat
2Middle High Germankële—
3Old High Germankelathroat
4Proto-West Germanickelāthroat
5Proto-Germanickelǭthroat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelu-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →