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Where does “kenna” come from?

kenna (Faroese) comes from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kenna (Faroese): to know; to feel; to teach

Definitions

  1. to know; to feel; to teach

Ancestry of “kenna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekennato know; to feel
2Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kenna”

  • ókendur
  • kendur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →