Where does “cnēo” come from?

cnēo (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic kneu, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

cnēo (Old English): generation

Definitions

  1. generation

Ancestry of “cnēo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cnēo”

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