Where does “knê” come from?

knê (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon knio, from Proto-West Germanic kneu, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

Ancestry of “knê”, step by step

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

Words derived from “knê”

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