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Where does “knieden” come from?

knieden (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German knetan, from Proto-West Germanic knedan, from Proto-Germanic knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.

knieden (Luxembourgish): to knead

Definitions

  1. to knead

Ancestry of “knieden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanknetan—
2Proto-West Germanicknedanto knead
3Proto-Germanicknudanąto knead
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →