Where does “knowen” come from?

knowen (Cornish) comes from Cornish know, from Proto-Brythonic know, from Proto-Celtic knūs, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

knowen (Cornish): singulative of know

Definitions

  1. singulative of know

Ancestry of “knowen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishknownuts
2Proto-Brythonicknownut
3Proto-Celticknūsnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “knowen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →
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