Where does “Knieschützer” come from?

Knieschützer (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.

Knieschützer (German): knee pad

Definitions

  1. knee pad

Ancestry of “Knieschützer”, step by step

Knieschützer 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 schützen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschützento defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to...
2Middle High Germanschützento dam; to grant protection; to protect; to...
3Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
4Proto-Germanicskuttą—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →