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Where does “knukilaz” come from?

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

knukilaz (Proto-Germanic): knuckle, small bone; knot, bump

Definitions

  1. knuckle, small bone; knot, bump

Ancestry of “knukilaz”, 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 “knukilaz”

  • knuckle
  • knuckled
  • knucklehead
  • knuckleball
  • knuckly
  • knucklebone
  • knuckler
  • knuckleheaded
  • knuckleballer
  • knucklelike
  • knuckleheadedness
  • knucklesome
  • knucklewalk
  • knucklewalker
  • knucklecurve
  • knuckleheadery
  • knuckleheadish
  • Knöchel
  • Fingerknöchel
  • knöchelfrei
  • knöcheltief
  • knokkel
  • knokel
  • cnucel
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