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Where does “cnēden” come from?

cnēden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch knedan, from Proto-West Germanic knedan, from Proto-Germanic knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.

Ancestry of “cnēden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchknedan—
2Proto-West Germanicknedanto knead
3Proto-Germanicknudanąto knead
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—

Words derived from “cnēden”

  • kneedbom
  • kneden
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