Where does “Kenning” come from?

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

Kenning (German): kenning

Definitions

  1. kenning

Ancestry of “Kenning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekenning—
2Old Norsekennato know; to feel
3Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →