kne
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Anglian Old English cnēo (West Saxon cnēow is continued in knew), from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“knee”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Descendants
References
- “knẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“knee”).
Noun
kne n (definite singular kneet, indefinite plural kne or knær, definite plural knea or knærne, genitive knes)
Derived terms
References
- “kne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“knee”). Akin to English knee.
Pronunciation
Noun
kne n (definite singular kneet, indefinite plural kne, definite plural knea)
Derived terms
References
- “kne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.