Where does “knegare” come from?

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

knegare (Swedish): a worker (someone who works to get paid)

Definitions

  1. a worker (someone who works to get paid)

Ancestry of “knegare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknegato labour, to strive; to toil, to plod
2Swedishknäknee; the joint between the thigh and the lower...
3Old Norseknéknee
4Proto-Germanicknewąknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →