Where does “kennarasleikja” come from?

kennarasleikja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kennari, from Icelandic kenna, from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kennarasleikja (Icelandic): teacher's pet

Definitions

  1. teacher's pet

Ancestry of “kennarasleikja”, step by step

kennarasleikja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kennari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickennaria teacher
2Icelandickennato teach, to tutor; to instruct; to ascribe
3Old Norsekennato know; to feel
4Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Icelandic sleikja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsleikjato lick; a kitchen utensil used to remove a...
2Old Norsesleikja—
3Proto-Germanic*laigōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →