Where does “Knochenstudium” come from?

Knochenstudium (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...

Knochenstudium (German): swot, a degree requiring a lot of effort

Definitions

  1. swot, a degree requiring a lot of effort

Ancestry of “Knochenstudium”, step by step

Knochenstudium 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 Studium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStudiumstudy; studies
2Latinstudiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knukô →