Where does “knetan” come from?
knetan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic knedan, from Proto-Germanic knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.
Ancestry of “knetan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | knedan | to knead |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | knudaną | to knead |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gnét- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵen- | — |
Words derived from “knetan”