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Where does “kneu” come from?

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

kneu (Proto-West Germanic): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “kneu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknewąknee
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “kneu”

  • knees
  • knee
  • kneecap
  • kneehole
  • kneejoint
  • kneepan
  • kneeless
  • kneeboard
  • aknee
  • kneepiece
  • kneesies
  • kneelike
  • kneecapper
  • kneeroom
  • overknee
  • thick-knee
  • knee-breeches
  • kneeboarder
  • pushknee
  • kneejointed
  • knee-cap
  • knee-capping
  • knee-jerkish
  • knee-jerkishly
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