From Middle English knelen, knewlen, from Old English cnēowlian ("to kneel"), equivalent to knee + -le. Cognate with Dutch knielen ("to kneel"), Low German knelen ("to kneel"), dialectal German knielen, kneulen, knülen, Danish knæle ("to kneel").
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