Where does “chöne” come from?

chöne (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German kunnan, from Proto-West Germanic kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

chöne (Alemannic German): can; to be able

Definitions

  1. can; to be able

Ancestry of “chöne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankunnanto be able to
2Proto-West Germanickunnanto recognise; to know how, to be able
3Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kunnan →