genu-

I. genu-¹

Knee; also angle. Oldest form *g̑enu-, becoming *genu- in centum languages.

1. Variant form *gneu-.

a. knee, from Old English cnēo, knee, from Germanic *knewam;

b. kneel, from Old English cnēowlian, to kneel, from Germanic *knewljan.

2. Basic form *genu-. geniculate, genuflect, from Latin genū, knee.

3. O-grade form *gonu. polygonum, pycnogonid, from Greek gonu, knee.

4. Suffixed variant form *gōnw-yə-. -gon, gonion; amblygonite, diagonal, goniometer, orthogonal, from Greek gōniā, angle, corner.

 

[Pokorny 1. g̑enu- 380.]

  II. genu-²

Jawbone, chin. Oldest form *g̑enu-, becoming *genu- in centum languages.

1. Form *genw-. chin, from Old English cin(n), chin, from Germanic *kinnuz.

2. Basic form *genu-. genial², from Greek genus, jaw, chin.

3. Suffixed variant form *gnə-dho-. gnathal, gnathic, -gnathous; agnathan, chaetognath, from Greek gnathos, jaw.

4. Variant form *g(h)enu-. hanuman, from Sanskrit hanu, jaw.

 

[Pokorny 2. g̑enu- 381.]

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