Words that come from Proto-West Germanic kunnan

199 words across 32 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic kunnan — including can, could, con, cunning, uncanny, ken, cunningly, canning.

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English (84)

German (37)

Middle English (22)

Old English (10)

Scots (8)

Dutch (4)

Silesian (3)

North Frisian (2)

Luxembourgish (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Middle Low German (2)

Middle High German (2)

Low German (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Hungarian (1)

West Frisian (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Russian (1)

Volapük (1)

Korean (1)

Kashubian (1)

Yiddish (1)

Sathmar Swabian (1)

Pennsylvania German (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Alemannic German (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Old High German (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)