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Where does “kenne” come from?

kenne (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kenne (Central Franconian): to know; to be acquainted with; can; to be able...

Definitions

  1. to know; to be acquainted with; can; to be able...

Ancestry of “kenne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankennanto know
2Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →