Where does “knowen” come from?

knowen (English) comes from Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwan, from Proto-West Germanic knāan, from Proto-Germanic knēaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

knowen (English): past participle of know

Definitions

  1. past participle of know

Ancestry of “knowen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishknowento know
2Old Englishcnāwanto know, perceive, recognise; to know, recognise,...
3Proto-West Germanicknāanto recognise, to know
4Proto-Germanicknēanąto know, recognise, understand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic knāan →