Where does “cnēowlian” come from?
cnēowlian (Old English) comes from Old English cnēow, from Proto-West Germanic kneu, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.
cnēowlian (Old English): to kneel
Ancestry of “cnēowlian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | cnēow | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kneu | knee |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | knewą | knee |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵnéwo- | knee |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |
Words derived from “cnēowlian”