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Where does “hnésbót” come from?

hnésbót (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hné, from Icelandic kné, from Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

hnésbót (Icelandic): popliteal fossa , knee pit

Definitions

  1. popliteal fossa , knee pit

Ancestry of “hnésbót”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnéa knee
2Icelandicknéa knee
3Old Norseknéknee
4Proto-Germanicknewąknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
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