Where does “knielang” come from?

knielang (German) comes from German knie, from Middle High German knie, from Old High German kneo, from Proto-West Germanic kneu, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

knielang (German): knee-length

Definitions

  1. knee-length

Ancestry of “knielang”, step by step

knielang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German knie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknieinflection of knien: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanknieknee
3Old High Germankneoknee
4Proto-West Germanickneuknee
5Proto-Germanicknewąknee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

via German lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlanglong; lengthy; tall; many
2Middle High Germanlanc—
3Old High Germanlanglong
4Proto-West Germaniclanglong
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →