Where does “knäsvag” come from?

knäsvag (Swedish) comes from Swedish knä, from Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic knewą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

knäsvag (Swedish): (temporarily) weak in the knees, often more or less figuratively about infatuation and the like

Definitions

  1. (temporarily) weak in the knees, often more or less figuratively about infatuation and the like

Ancestry of “knäsvag”, step by step

knäsvag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish knä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknäknee; the joint between the thigh and the lower...
2Old Norseknéknee
3Proto-Germanicknewąknee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

via Swedish svag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvagweak; lacking in force or ability; weak; dilute;...
2Middle Low Germanswakweak
3Old Saxonswak—
4Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →