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 (fossa poplitea), knee pit

Definitions

  1. popliteal fossa (fossa poplitea), knee pit

Ancestry of “hnésbót”, step by step

hnésbót traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hné

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

via Icelandic bót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbótbetterment, improvement, cure; patch; bight,...
2Old Norsebótcure; bettering, remedy
3Proto-Germanicbōtōimprovement, betterment; recompense, atonement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →