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Where does “Konner” come from?

Konner (English) comes from English Connor, from Irish Conchúr, from Old Irish Conchobar, from Old Irish cú, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Ancestry of “Konner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishConnor—
2IrishConchúr—
3Old IrishConchobarlover of hounds
4Old Irishcúdog, hound; wolf
5Primitive Irishᚉᚒᚅᚐhound, wolf
6Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
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