Where does “kneten” come from?

kneten (German) comes from Middle High German kneten, from Old High German knetan, from Proto-West Germanic knedan, from Proto-Germanic knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.

kneten (German): to knead

Definitions

  1. to knead

Ancestry of “kneten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanknetento knead
2Old High Germanknetan—
3Proto-West Germanicknedanto knead
4Proto-Germanicknudanąto knead
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—

Words derived from “kneten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knudaną →