Where does “kneo” come from?

kneo (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon knio, from Proto-West Germanic kneu, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

kneo (Old Saxon): Alternative form of knio

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of knio

Ancestry of “kneo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonknioknee
2Proto-West Germanickneuknee
3Proto-Germanicknewąknee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →