Where does “kennari” come from?

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

kennari (Icelandic): a teacher

Definitions

  1. a teacher

Ancestry of “kennari”, step by step

kennari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kenna

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

via Icelandic ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicarieagle
2Old Norsearieagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Words derived from “kennari”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →