Where does “kenne” come from?

kenne (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German kennen, from Old High German kennen, from Proto-West Germanic kannijan, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kenne (Alemannic German): to know, be acquainted with, ken

Definitions

  1. to know, be acquainted with, ken

Ancestry of “kenne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankennento know
2Old High Germankennento know, to be aware of
3Proto-West Germanickannijanto know, to be aware of
4Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →