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I believe this comes from "kneading bread, or dough". "To knead or shape something out of soft dough". This can be answered by using a dictionary.

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; knead : O.E. cnedan "to knead," from P.Gmc. *knedanan (cf. O.S. knedan, M.Du. cneden, Ger. kneten, O.N. knoða "to knead"). Originally a strong verb (past tense cnæd, pp. cneden).

Source: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=k&p=3

Note that in Old English the "K" was pronounced. Like many OE words with "K" at the beginning, this was eventually dropped (eg knife).

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