Where does “knúi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “knúi”, 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 “knúi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knukô →