Reconstruction:Old Dutch/cnio

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą.

Noun

*cnio n

  1. knee

Inflection

Declension of *cnio (neuter wa-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *cnio *cnio
accusative *cnio *cnio
genitive *cniwes *cniwo
dative *cniwe *cniwon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: cnie
    • Dutch: knie
    • Limburgish: kneen (plural reanalysed as singular)

Further reading

  • “knio”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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