Where does “kennek” come from?

kennek (Cornish) comes from German kenn, from Proto-Indo-European sken-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- — to peel; to split off; peel.

kennek (Cornish): scummy

Definitions

  1. scummy

Ancestry of “kennek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankennsingular imperative of kennen
2Proto-Indo-Europeansken-to split off
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sken- →Every word from German kenn →