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Where does “knäveck” come from?

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

knäveck (Swedish): knee pit

Definitions

  1. knee pit

Ancestry of “knäveck”, step by step

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