Where does “ken” come from?
Kennel comes from Old English gecennan, formed with the prefix ġe- and deriving ultimately from Latin canalis through Ancient Greek κάννα, with roots in Proto-Indo-European ǵen- and ḱwṓ.
ken (English): To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to...
Definitions
- To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to...
Ancestry of “ken”, step by step
ken traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English kenning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | kenning | — |
| 2 | Middle English | kennen | to make known |
| 3 | Old English | cennan | to make known, declare; to produce, bring forth,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kannjan | to beget, bring forth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kanjaną | to beget, bring forth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵonh₁éyeti | to bring forth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Hebrew קֵן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | קֵן | — |