Where does “kænn” come from?
kænn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kœnn, from Proto-Germanic kōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
kænn (Icelandic): clever, cunning, smart
Ancestry of “kænn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kœnn | skilled, capable |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kōniz | able, knowledgeable, skillful, clever |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |