kneel

Betekenis (Engels)

1. To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
2. To sink down so that the entrance is level with the pavement, making it easier for passengers to enter.
3. To cause to kneel.
4. To rest on (one's) knees

Concepten

knielen

op de knieën vallen

Synoniemen

kneel down

genuflect

bow

🙇

bend down

worship

bend the knee

kneeling

bend over

go down on one’s knee

squat

fall on one’s knees

knee

bring to knees

bow to ground

bow down

cower

down

genuflection

go down

kowtow

prostrate

row

series

genuflexion

go down on one’s knees

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/niːl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: knelen

Overgenomen van Oudengels: cnēowlian

Verwant aan Nederlands: knielen

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: knelen

Verwant aan Duits: knielen

Verwant aan Zwitserduits: chnüle

Verwant aan Deens: knæle

In summary

From Middle English knelen, knewlen, from Old English cnēowlian (“to kneel”), equivalent to knee + -le. Cognate with Dutch knielen, Low German knelen, dialectal German knielen, Alemannic German chnüle, Danish knæle, all meaning “to kneel”.