genu-

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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