Where does “kunnen” come from?

kunnen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch connen, from Old Dutch cunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kunnen (Dutch): to be possible; can, to be able to; may, can, to...

Definitions

  1. to be possible; can, to be able to; may, can, to...

Ancestry of “kunnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchconnento know, to be familiar with, to understand; to...
2Old Dutchcunnanto know, to be familiar with; can, to be able to
3Proto-Germanic*kunnan—
4Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kunnen”

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