Where does “knukil” come from?

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

knukil (Proto-West Germanic): knuckle, joint, small bone

Definitions

  1. knuckle, joint, small bone

Ancestry of “knukil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknukilazknuckle, small bone; knot, bump
2Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “knukil”

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