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genu- — I. genu 1 Knee; also angle. Oldest form *g̑enu , becoming *genu in centum languages. 1. Variant form *gneu . a. knee, from Old English cnēo, knee, from Germanic *knewam; b. kneel, from Old English … Universalium
knee — [OE] The majority of modern European words for ‘knee’ go back to a common Indo European ancestor which probably originally signified ‘bend’. This was *g(e)neu or *goneu, which lies behind Latin genu ‘knee’ (source of French genou and Italian… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
knee — {{11}}knee (n.) O.E. cneo, cneow knee, from P.Gmc. *knewam (Cf. O.N. kne, O.S. kneo, O.Fris. kni, M.Du. cnie, Du. knie, O.H.G. kniu, Ger. Knie, Goth. kniu), from PIE root *g(e)neu (Cf. Skt. janu, Avestan … Etymology dictionary
knewa- — *knewa , *knewam, *kniwa , *kniwam germ., stark. Neutrum (a): nhd. Knie, Grad; ne. knee, degree; Rekontruktionsbasis: got., an., ae., afries., as., ahd.; Hinweis: s. *knew ; Quelle … Germanisches Wörterbuch
knee — [OE] The majority of modern European words for ‘knee’ go back to a common Indo European ancestor which probably originally signified ‘bend’. This was *g(e)neu or *goneu, which lies behind Latin genu ‘knee’ (source of French genou and Italian… … Word origins
