Where does “kunna” come from?

kunna (Faroese) comes from Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kunna (Faroese): can, to be able to; to know

Definitions

  1. can, to be able to; to know

Ancestry of “kunna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekunnato know, understand, be able to; to know; to...
2Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kunna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Old Norse kunna →