Where does “kenner” come from?
kenner (Dutch) comes from English ken, from Middle English kenning, from Middle English kennen, from Old English cennan, from Proto-West Germanic kannjan, from Proto-Germanic kanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵonh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
kenner (Dutch): connoisseur, expert
Definitions
- connoisseur, expert
Ancestry of “kenner”, step by step
kenner traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ken | To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | kenning | — |
| 3 | Middle English | kennen | to make known |
| 4 | Old English | cennan | to make known, declare; to produce, bring forth,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kannjan | to beget, bring forth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kanjaną | to beget, bring forth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵonh₁éyeti | to bring forth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |