Where does “cnucian” come from?

cnucian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic knukōną, from Proto-Indo-European gnew-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

cnucian (Old English): to knock, pound on, beat

Definitions

  1. to knock, pound on, beat

Ancestry of “cnucian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicknukōnąTo pound on; beat on; knock
2Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
3Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “cnucian”

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