cnie

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *cnio, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą.

Noun

cnie n or f

  1. knee

Inflection

Weak neuter noun
singular plural
nominative cnie cnien
accusative cnie cnien
genitive cnien cnien
dative cnie cnien
Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative cnie cnien
accusative cnie cnien
genitive cnie, cnien cnien
dative cnie, cnien cnien

Descendants

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

Further reading

  • “cnie”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “cnie (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
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