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Where does “gnūn-” come from?

gnūn- (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

Ancestry of “gnūn-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “gnūn-”

  • glúin
  • bean-ghlùine
  • glùn
  • pen-lin
  • glin
  • glúin
  • glún
  • glioon
  • glūnos
  • dewlin
  • glin
  • glin
  • glin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →