Where does “knelen” come from?

knelen (Middle English) comes from Old English cnēowlian, from Old English cnēow, from Proto-West Germanic kneu, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

knelen (Middle English): To kneel or genuflect; to rest on one's knees

Definitions

  1. To kneel or genuflect; to rest on one's knees

Ancestry of “knelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcnēowlianto kneel
2Old Englishcnēowknee
3Proto-West Germanickneuknee
4Proto-Germanicknewąknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “knelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →