Where does “cun” come from?

I need to work through this chain carefully, but I notice some problems: 1. The chain shows "Proto-Indo-European ǵen-" appearing three times identically, which seems like an error in the source data 2. "Proto-Indo-European -yeti" appears to be a suffix, not a root 3. Chinese 寸 (cùn, meaning "inch/small unit of length") does not etymologically connect to Old English "cann" 4. The chain doesn't form a coherent linguistic progression Given these inconsistencies, I cannot write an accurate one-sentence summary that honestly represents this chain without inventing connections or leaving out the contradictions. **Could you verify the etymology chain?** Specifically: - Should Chinese 寸 really be the starting point for an English word? - Are the repeated "ǵen-" entries correct? - What is the

cun (English): To know; Alternative form of conn; A traditional...

Definitions

  1. To know; Alternative form of conn; A traditional...

Ancestry of “cun”, step by step

cun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English cunnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcunnenTo know about; To be able to; to have the...
2Old Englishcunnanto know, to be familiar with; can, to know how
3Proto-West Germanickunnanto recognise; to know how, to be able
4Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kunnan