Where does “ca canny” come from?
ca canny (English) comes from Scots ca canny, from Scots canny, from Scots can, from Middle English can, from Middle English cunnen, from Old English cunnan, from Proto-West Germanic kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną — to know.
ca canny (English): To go carefully or slowly; to take care;...
Definitions
- To go carefully or slowly; to take care;...
Ancestry of “ca canny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | ca canny | to drive gently; hence, to go easy, to be careful |
| 2 | Scots | canny | careful, cautious, prudent or steady;... |
| 3 | Scots | can | can; be able to |
| 4 | Middle English | can | Alternative form of canne |
| 5 | Middle English | cunnen | To know about; To be able to; to have the... |
| 6 | Old English | cunnan | to know, to be familiar with; can, to know how |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kunnan | to recognise; to know how, to be able |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |