Where does “kan” come from?

kan (Danish) comes from Danish kunne, from Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kan (Danish): present of kunne

Definitions

  1. present of kunne

Ancestry of “kan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkunneto be able, can; to be allowed, may; could,...
2Old Norsekunnato know, understand, be able to; to know; to...
3Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Old Norse kunna →