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Where does “Kuhnian” come from?

Kuhnian (English) comes from English Kuhn, 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.

Kuhnian (English): Of or pertaining to the philosophy of Thomas...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the philosophy of Thomas...

Ancestry of “Kuhnian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKuhn—
2Germankühndaring; audacious
3Middle High Germanküene—
4Old High Germankuonidaring
5West Germanic*kōnī—
6Proto-Germanickōnizable, knowledgeable, skillful, clever
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
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