Where does “knüchel” come from?

knüchel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German knuchil, from Proto-Germanic knukilaz, from Proto-Germanic knukô, from Proto-Indo-European gnew-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Ancestry of “knüchel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanknuchil—
2Proto-Germanicknukilazknuckle, small bone; knot, bump
3Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “knüchel”

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