Where does “cneorim” come from?

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

cneorim (Old English): the number of (one's) kin; family; progeny

Definitions

  1. the number of (one's) kin; family; progeny

Ancestry of “cneorim”, step by step

cneorim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cnēo

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

via Old English rīm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrīmcounting; number, counting, reckoning;...
2Proto-Germanicrīmącalculation, number
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →