Where does “skurknä” come from?

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

skurknä (Swedish): housemaid's knee

Definitions

  1. housemaid's knee

Ancestry of “skurknä”, step by step

skurknä 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 skur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskura shower, a burst; a small roof to protect...
2Old Norseskúrshower
3Middle Low Germanschūr—
4Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéwo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knewą →