konǝmo-, knāmo- or kenǝmo-

    konǝmo-, knāmo- or kenǝmo-

    English meaning: shin; bone

    Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schienbein, Knochen”

    Material: Gk. κνήμη f. ‘shinbone, Radspeiche”, κνημί̄ς, -ῖδος f. (Eol. κνᾶμῐν acc. κνά̄μιδες nom. pl.) “Beinschiene”; O.Ir. cnüim “leg, bone” (whether Gk. Celt. -nü- = IE n̥̄, i.e. -enǝ-, or = IE -nü-, i.e. full grade the 2. syllable sei, is unentschieden); with full grade the 1. syllable (kon[ǝ]mü) and Assim. from -nm- to -mm- (out of it partly - m-): O.H.G. hamma “Hinterschenkel, popliteus “, O.E. hamm “ popliteus “, O.Ice. hǫm f. ‘schenkel (an animals)”. Doubtful is, whether the meaning from Hom. κνημός “Bergwald, bewachsener Berghang” (“*calf of Berges”?) through N.Ger. hamm “Bergwald” as old erwiesen wird, da latter perhaps as umzäuntesWaldstũck with M.L.G. ham “eingefriedetes Stũck Land”, N.Ger. hamme “umzäuntes field” (see kem- “ to press together “) to connect is.

    References: WP. I 460 f.