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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *knukilaz. Equivalent to *knokō + *-il.
Noun
*knukil m
- knuckle, joint, small bone
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*knukil
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| Genitive
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*knukilas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*knukil
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*knukilō, *knukilōs
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| Accusative
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*knukil
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*knukilā
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| Genitive
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*knukilas
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*knukilō
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| Dative
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*knukilē
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*knukilum
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| Instrumental
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*knukilu
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*knukilum
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Descendants
- Old English: cnucel, cnyċel, *cnocel
- Old Frisian: knokel
- Saterland Frisian: Knouel
- West Frisian: knokkel
- Old Saxon: *knukil
- Middle Low German: knö̂kel, knuckel
- Dutch Low Saxon:
- Twents: knökel
- German Low German:
- Altmärkisch: Knäöw'l
- Westphalian:
- Dortmunder: Knüakel
- Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: Knökel
- Sauerländisch: Knüekel, Knöekel (Balve), Knǖkel (Niedersfeld), Knüökel (Attendorn), Kniäkel (Kirchhundem, Selbecke)
- → Danish: knogle
- Old Dutch: *knukil
- Middle Dutch: cnôkel, cnockel
- Old High German: *knuchil
- Middle High German: knöchel
- German: Knöchel (ankle, knuckle)
- Hunsrik: Knechel
- Luxembourgish: Knéchel
- Yiddish: קנעכל (knekhl)