Where does “godkendelse” come from?

godkendelse (Danish) comes from Danish godkende, from Swedish godkänna, from Swedish känna, from Old Swedish kænna, from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

godkendelse (Danish): approval, endorsement

Definitions

  1. approval, endorsement

Ancestry of “godkendelse”, step by step

godkendelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish godkende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishgodkendeTo approve, to allow
2Swedishgodkännato approve
3Swedishkännato feel, to sense; to know
4Old Swedishkænnato make known, teach; to recognize; to notice,...
5Old Norsekennato know; to feel
6Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →