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...
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- Of or pertaining to the philosophy of Thomas...
Ancestry of “Kuhnian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Kuhn | — |
| 2 | German | kühn | daring; audacious |
| 3 | Middle High German | küene | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kuoni | daring |
| 5 | West Germanic | *kōnī | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kōniz | able, knowledgeable, skillful, clever |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |