Where does “kunna” come from?

kunna (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kunna (Icelandic): to know, to be able to, to know how to

Definitions

  1. to know, to be able to, to know how to

Ancestry of “kunna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekunnato know, understand, be able to; to know; to...
2Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Old Norse kunna →