Where does “kné” come from?
kné (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.
kné (Old Norse): knee
Ancestry of “kné”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | knewą | knee |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵnéwo- | knee |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |