Where does “hnúi” come from?

hnúi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse knúi, from Proto-Germanic knukô, from Proto-Indo-European gnew-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

hnúi (Icelandic): knuckle

Definitions

  1. knuckle

Ancestry of “hnúi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseknúi—
2Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knukô →