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Where does “knohha” come from?

knohha (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic knukô, from Proto-Indo-European gnew-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

knohha (Old High German): knuckle; bone; knot

Definitions

  1. knuckle; bone; knot

Ancestry of “knohha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
2Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
3Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “knohha”

  • Knochenmasse
  • Knochen
  • Wangenknochen
  • Knochengerüst
  • Knochenfisch
  • Penisknochen
  • Knochentumor
  • Knochenmark
  • Knochenmetastase
  • Knochengewebe
  • Backenknochen
  • Hüftknochen
  • Knochenwachstum
  • Oberschenkelknochen
  • knochentrocken
  • Knochenbildung
  • Knochenbrüchigkeit
  • Knochendichte
  • Knochenstruktur
  • knochendürr
  • Knochenbruch
  • knöchern
  • Knochenhand
  • knoche
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