'knowledge-sharing' originates from the combination of 'knowledge' and 'sharing', where 'knowledge' meant 'awareness or familiarity gained by experience' and 'sharing' meant 'to divide and distribute'.

'knowledge' changed from the Old English word 'cnāwan' meaning 'to know', and 'sharing' from the Old English 'scearu' meaning 'division'.

Initially, it meant 'to distribute awareness or information', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'exchanging information to enhance understanding'.