Where does “kennslubók” come from?
kennslubók (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kennsla, from Icelandic kenna, from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
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Ancestry of “kennslubók”, step by step
kennslubók traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic kennsla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kennsla | the act or profession of teaching; instruction |
| 2 | Icelandic | kenna | to teach, to tutor; to instruct; to ascribe |
| 3 | Old Norse | kenna | to know; to feel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kannijaną | to make known |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥néh₃ti | to know, recognize |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |