Where does “kühn” come from?

kühn (German) comes from Middle High German küene, from Old High German kuoni, from West Germanic *kōnī, from Proto-Germanic kōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kühn (German): daring; audacious

Definitions

  1. daring; audacious

Ancestry of “kühn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanküene—
2Old High Germankuonidaring
3West Germanic*kōnī—
4Proto-Germanickōnizable, knowledgeable, skillful, clever
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kühn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōniz →Every word from West Germanic *kōnī →