Where does “knelang” come from?

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

knelang (Norwegian Nynorsk): knee-length

Definitions

  1. knee-length

Ancestry of “knelang”, step by step

knelang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kne

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklanglong
2Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →