Etymology of the English word knee
the English word
kneederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genu-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*knewanDerivations in English
kneecap,
kneehole,
kneepad,
kneepiece,
kneesies,
kneepanCognates
Danish
knæ, Dutch
knie, German
Knie, Gothic
kniu, Icelandic
hné, Icelandic
knje, Nynorsk
kne, Riksmal
kne, Swedish
knäUsage
Word found in Modern English
