Where does “dorkhénnan” come from?

dorkhénnan (Cimbrian) comes from Cimbrian khénnan, 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.

dorkhénnan (Cimbrian): to recognize

Definitions

  1. to recognize

Ancestry of “dorkhénnan”, step by step

dorkhénnan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cimbrian khénnan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbriankhénnanto know
2Middle High Germankennento know
3Old High Germankennento know, to be aware of
4Proto-West Germanickannijanto know, to be aware of
5Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Cimbrian dor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbriandorthrough, across, along
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →