kne

See also: kné

Middle English

Alternative forms

(Early ME) kneo, cneowe, cneo
knewe, knee, knew, know

Etymology

From Old English cnēo, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“knee”).

Pronunciation

(Early ME) IPA^(key): /knøː/, /knøw/
IPA^(key): /kneː/, /kniu̯/
Rhymes: -eː

Noun

kne (plural knes or kneen)

knee

Descendants

English: knee
Scots: kne, kney, knie

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)

(anatomy) a knee (joint in the leg)

Derived terms

knelang

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

IPA^(key): /kneː/

Noun

kne n (definite singular kneet, indefinite plural kne, definite plural knea, genitive knes)

(anatomy) a knee (joint in the leg)

Derived terms

knelang

References

“kne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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