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
Ancestry of “knowen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cornish | know | nuts |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | know | nut |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | knūs | nut |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |