Where does “cnyllan” come from?

cnyllan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *knuʀlijan, from Proto-Germanic knuzlijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.

cnyllan (Old English): to strike, knock, clap; to knell, ring a bell

Definitions

  1. to strike, knock, clap; to knell, ring a bell

Ancestry of “cnyllan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*knuʀlijan—
2Proto-Germanicknuzlijanąto butt; bump; knock; beat; to mash
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—

Words derived from “cnyllan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knuzlijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *knuʀlijan →