Where does “kondigen” come from?
kondigen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch condigen, from Middle Dutch condich, from Middle Dutch cont, from Old Dutch cunt, from Proto-West Germanic kunþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþaz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
kondigen (Dutch): to announce, to make known
Definitions
- to announce, to make known
Ancestry of “kondigen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | condigen | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | condich | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cont | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | cunt | known, familiar |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþ | known |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kunþaz | past participle of *kunnaną; known |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |