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11knee — [OE] The majority of modern European words for ‘knee’ go back to a common Indo European ancestor which probably originally signified ‘bend’. This was *g(e)neu or *goneu, which lies behind Latin genu ‘knee’ (source of French genou and Italian… …
12kneel — (v.) O.E. cneowlian, from cneow (see KNEE (Cf. knee)); Cf. M.L.G. knelen, M.Du. cnielen, Du. knielen Goth. knussjan. Past tense knelt is a modern formation (19c.) on analogy of feel/felt, etc. Related: Kneeling …
13kneel — [[t]nil[/t]] v. i. knelt kneeled, kneel•ing to go down or rest on the knees or a knee • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME knelen, OE cnēowlian (c. MLG knēlen, D knielen). See knee, le …
14knee — [OE] The majority of modern European words for ‘knee’ go back to a common Indo European ancestor which probably originally signified ‘bend’. This was *g(e)neu or *goneu, which lies behind Latin genu ‘knee’ (source of French genou and Italian… …
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