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Where does “kunne” come from?

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

kunne (Danish): to be able, can; to be allowed, may; could,...

Definitions

  1. to be able, can; to be allowed, may; could,...

Ancestry of “kunne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekunnato know, understand, be able to; to know; to...
2Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kunne”

  • kunde
  • kan
  • kúnni
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