Where does “knega” come from?

knega (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kná, from Old Norse knega, from Proto-Germanic knēaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

knega (Icelandic): to be able, can, to know

Definitions

  1. to be able, can, to know

Ancestry of “knega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseknácan, could
2Old Norseknega—
3Proto-Germanicknēanąto know, recognise, understand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knēaną →Every word from Old Norse knega →