Where does “Kuhn” come from?

Kuhn (English) comes from German kühn, from Middle High German küene, from Old High German kuoni, from West Germanic *kōnī, from Proto-Germanic kōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Ancestry of “Kuhn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankühndaring; audacious
2Middle High Germanküene—
3Old High Germankuonidaring
4West Germanic*kōnī—
5Proto-Germanickōnizable, knowledgeable, skillful, clever
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “Kuhn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōniz →Every word from West Germanic *kōnī →
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