Where does “Kennleuchte” come from?

Kennleuchte (German) comes from German kennen, from Middle High German kennen, from Old High German kennen, from Proto-West Germanic kannijan, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Kennleuchte (German): marker light

Definitions

  1. marker light

Ancestry of “Kennleuchte”, step by step

Kennleuchte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kennen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankennento know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar...
2Middle High Germankennento know
3Old High Germankennento know, to be aware of
4Proto-West Germanickannijanto know, to be aware of
5Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via German Leuchte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeuchtelamp, light; beacon
2Middle High Germanliuhte
3Old High Germanliuhta

Words derived from “Kennleuchte

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-