Where does “Schädelknochen” come from?

Schädelknochen (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...

Schädelknochen (German): cranium (cranial bone)

Definitions

  1. cranium (cranial bone)

Ancestry of “Schädelknochen”, step by step

Schädelknochen 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 Schädel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchädelskull; a headache, particularly one due to...
2Middle High Germanschedelskull
3Middle Low Germanschedeltop of the head, head, skull
4Old Saxonsceithlo—
5Proto-West Germanic*skaidilua part (in the hair)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knukô →
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