Where does “knocken” come from?

knocken (Middle English) comes from Old English cnocian, from Proto-Germanic knukōną, from Proto-Indo-European gnew-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Ancestry of “knocken”, step by step

knocken traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cnocian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcnocianto knock; to knock on something; to hit, strike
2Proto-GermanicknukōnąTo pound on; beat on; knock
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

via Old English cnucian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcnucianto knock, pound on, beat

via Old English ġecnocian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġecnocian—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knukōną →
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