Where does “kennen” come from?

kennen (German) comes 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.

kennen (German): to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar...

Definitions

  1. to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar...

Ancestry of “kennen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kennen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →