Where does “kennen lernen” come from?

kennen lernen (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.

kennen lernen (German): to get to know, become acquainted with ; to...

Definitions

  1. to get to know, become acquainted with ; to...

Ancestry of “kennen lernen”, step by step

kennen lernen 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 lernen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlernento learn; to study; to train to become something
2EnglishlearnTo acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an...
3Middle EnglishlernenTo learn acquire knowledge
4Old Englishleornianto learn
5Proto-West Germanic*liʀnōnto learn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →
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