Where does “hnitan” come from?

hnitan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hnītan, from Proto-Germanic hnītaną, from Proto-Indo-European kneyd-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

hnitan (Old English): to clash

Definitions

  1. to clash

Ancestry of “hnitan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hnītanto knock, to butt against
2Proto-GermanichnītanąTo push; knock; butt against
3Proto-Indo-Europeankneyd-to scratch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “hnitan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnītaną →