English

kneeroom

From knee + room.

A compound of knee + room

Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu

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Proto-Germanic *knewą

Proto-West Germanic *kneu

Old English cnēo

Middle English kne ‘the knee’

English knee

Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH- ‘to root’

Proto-Germanic *rūmą

Proto-West Germanic *rūm

Old English rūm ‘room’

Middle English roum ‘room’

English room

Today it means

noun The amount of space available for a person's knees, for example in a vehicle.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / kneeroom