Where does “knelang” come from?

knelang (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kne, from Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

knelang (Norwegian Bokmål): knee-length

Definitions

  1. knee-length

Ancestry of “knelang”, step by step

knelang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålknea knee
2Old Norseknéknee
3Proto-Germanicknewąknee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

via Norwegian Bokmål lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållanglong; tall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →
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