Where does “kniu” come from?

kniu (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kneo, from Proto-West Germanic kneu, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

Ancestry of “kniu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankneoknee
2Proto-West Germanickneuknee
3Proto-Germanicknewąknee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “kniu”

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