Where does “kann” come from?

kann (Estonian) comes from Swedish känna, from Old Swedish kænna, from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kann (Estonian): jug, can; toy; ass, buttocks

Definitions

  1. jug, can; toy; ass, buttocks

Ancestry of “kann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkännato feel, to sense; to know
2Old Swedishkænnato make known, teach; to recognize; to notice,...
3Old Norsekennato know; to feel
4Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kann”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →