Where does “knochendürr” come from?

knochendürr (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...

knochendürr (German): all skin and bones

Definitions

  1. all skin and bones

Ancestry of “knochendürr”, step by step

knochendürr 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 dürr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandürrdry; slender, slim
2Middle High Germandürre—
3Old High Germandurrīdryness
4Proto-West Germanicþurʀīdry, dried up
5Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knukô →