Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/knokō

This Proto-West Germanic 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.

Proto-West Germanic

Alternative forms

• *knokā f (Elbe Germanic)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knukô.

Noun

*knokō m

1. joint

   Synonym: *liþu

2. bone

   Synonym: *bain

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*knokō
Genitive	*knukini, *knokan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*knokō	*knokan
Accusative	*knokan	*knokan
Genitive	*knukini, *knokan	*knokanō
Dative	*knukini, *knokan	*knokum
Instrumental	*knukini, *knokan	*knokum

Related terms

• *knukil

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *knuko, *knoko
  • North Frisian: knook, knooke, knaake, knååke
  • Saterland Frisian: Knoke
• Old Saxon: *knuko
  • Middle Low German: *knocke
    • Low German: Knaak, Knaken
    • Plautdietsch: Knoaken
    • → Norwegian: knoke
• Old Dutch: *knuko
  • Middle Dutch: cnoke
    • Dutch: knook
      • Afrikaans: knok
• Old High German: knohha
  • Middle High German: knoche
    • Alemannic German: Chnoche
    • Central Franconian:

      Hunsrik: Knoche

      Kölsch: Knoche

      Luxembourgish: Knachen

    • German: Knochen
  • → Emilian: gnôc, gnòc
  • → Italian: nocca
  • → Venetan: gnoco
    • → Italian: gnocco