Where does “hnéskel” come from?

hnéskel (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.

hnéskel (Icelandic): kneecap, patella, rotula

Definitions

  1. kneecap, patella, rotula

Ancestry of “hnéskel”, step by step

hnéskel 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 skel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskelshell, husk
2Old Norseskelshell
3Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →