Where does “knéfiðla” come from?

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

knéfiðla (Icelandic): cello

Definitions

  1. cello

Ancestry of “knéfiðla”, step by step

knéfiðla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kné

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

via Icelandic fiðla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfiðlaviolin, fiddle
2Old Norsefiðlafiddle
3Proto-Germanic*fiþulǭfiddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →