Where does “knāta” come from?
knāta (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German kneten, from Old High German knetan, from Proto-West Germanic knedan, from Proto-Germanic knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.
knāta (Vilamovian): to knead
Ancestry of “knāta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kneten | — |
| 2 | Old High German | knetan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | knedan | to knead |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | knudaną | to knead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gnét- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵen- | — |