- kneel (v.)
[kneel 词源字典]
- Old English cneowlian, from cneow (see knee (n.)). Similar formation in Middle Low German knelen, Middle Dutch cnielen, Dutch knielen Gothic knussjan. Past tense knelt is a modern formation (19c.) on analogy of feel/felt, etc. Related: Kneeling.[kneel etymology, kneel origin, 英语词源]