Where does “kúnni” come from?
kúnni (Icelandic) comes from Danish kunde, from German Kunde, from German kund, from Middle High German kunt, from Old High German kund, from Proto-West Germanic kunþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþaz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną — to know.
kúnni (Icelandic): customer, client; definite dative singular of kýr
Definitions
- customer, client; definite dative singular of kýr
Ancestry of “kúnni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | kunde | customer; shopper, client, patron; Obsolete... |
| 2 | German | Kunde | customer, patron, punter, client; tidings, news;... |
| 3 | German | kund | known |
| 4 | Middle High German | kunt | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kund | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþ | known |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kunþaz | past participle of *kunnaną; known |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |