Where does “Knochengerüst” come from?

Knochengerüst (German) comes from German Knochen, 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...

Knochengerüst (German): skeleton

Definitions

  1. skeleton

Ancestry of “Knochengerüst”, step by step

Knochengerüst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Knochen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnochenbone
2Middle High Germanknochebone, knot
3Old High Germanknohhaknuckle; bone; knot
4Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
6Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

via German Gerüst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGerüstscaffold, scaffolding
2Middle High Germangerüste—
3Old High Germangirusti—
4Proto-West Germanichrustiadornment, accoutrements
5Proto-Germanichrustizarmour, armament
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knukô →