Where does “knokken” come from?

knokken (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...

knokken (Middle English): To pound; to beat down

Definitions

  1. To pound; to beat down

Ancestry of “knokken”, step by step

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...

Words derived from “knokken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knukōną →