Where does “kännääminen” come from?
kännääminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kännätä, from Finnish känni, from Swedish känning, from Swedish känna, from Old Swedish kænna, from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti — to know.
Ancestry of “kännääminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kännätä | to drink, booze, lush to drink alcohol in excess |
| 2 | Finnish | känni | intoxication, drunkenness |
| 3 | Swedish | känning | feeling, sensation |
| 4 | Swedish | känna | to feel, to sense; to know |
| 5 | Old Swedish | kænna | to make known, teach; to recognize; to notice,... |
| 6 | Old Norse | kenna | to know; to feel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kannijaną | to make known |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥néh₃ti | to know, recognize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |