Proto-Germanic: *knūwian- vb., *knū́wēn
Meaning: crush, press
Old Norse: knǖja (prt. knīδa, knūδa) wk. `klemmen, prügeln, schlagen'; knūi m. `Knochel'
Norwegian: knua vb.; knue, knuve
Swedish: knoga `geizig sein'; dial. knoa `mit den Fingerknöcheln drücken'; knoge
Danish: kno(e)
Old English: cnūwian `im Mörser zerstossen'
East Frisian: knōjen `drücken'
Middle Dutch: cnauen `zermahlen, zermalmen'
Dutch: knoeien `pfuschen'
