Where does “cnucel” come from?

cnucel (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic knukil, from Proto-Germanic knukilaz, from Proto-Germanic knukô, from Proto-Indo-European gnew-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

cnucel (Old English): the juncture of two bones; knuckle; joint

Definitions

  1. the juncture of two bones; knuckle; joint

Ancestry of “cnucel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicknukilknuckle, joint, small bone
2Proto-Germanicknukilazknuckle, small bone; knot, bump
3Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “cnucel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knukô →
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