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

Definitions

  1. to kneel

Ancestry of “cnēowlian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cnēowlian”

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