Where does “Knochen” come from?

Knochen (German) comes from Middle High German knoche, from Old High German knohha, from Proto-Germanic knukô, from Proto-Indo-European gnew-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Knochen (German): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “Knochen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanknochebone, knot
2Old High Germanknohhaknuckle; bone; knot
3Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “Knochen

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