Where does “kennen” come from?

kennen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch kennen, from Old Dutch kennen, from Proto-West Germanic kannijan, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kennen (Dutch): to know (a person, a thing), be acquainted with, to have knowledge of the properties of a particular person, object or concept, through personal experience, teaching, practice, or habit; to be familiar with

Definitions

  1. to know (a person, a thing), be acquainted with, to have knowledge of the properties of a particular person, object or concept, through personal experience, teaching, practice, or habit; to be familiar with

Ancestry of “kennen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkennento know, to be familiar with; to recognise, to...
2Old Dutchkennento know, to be aware of
3Proto-West Germanickannijanto know, to be aware of
4Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kennen”

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