cneo

Middle English

Noun

cneo

  1. (Early ME) Alternative form of kne

Old English

Alternative forms

  • cnēow

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Germanic cognates: Old Frisian kniu, Old Saxon knio, Dutch knie, Old High German kneo (German Knie), Old Norse kné (Swedish knä, Danish knæ), Gothic 𐌺𐌽𐌹𐌿 (kniu).

Indo-European cognates: Sanskrit जानु (jānu), Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬏𐬨‎ (žnūm), Old Armenian ծունր (cunr), Albanian gju, Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu), Latin genu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kneːo/

Noun

cnēo n

  1. the knee
    Hie on cneowum sæton: they sat on their knees.
  2. a generation
    On anum cneowe: in one generation.

Descendants

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