cnocian

Old English

verb

Definitions

(intransitive) to knock (rap one's knuckles against something)
(transitive) to knock on something
to hit, strike
to pound

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *knukōną (knock).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*knukōną

Gloss

knock

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

knock English
*gen- Proto-Indo-European
knuge Norwegian Bokmål
*knukōną Proto-Germanic
knocken Middle English
knoka Old Norse
knuge Danish