Where does “könen” come from?

könen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German kȫnen, from Old Saxon kunnan, from Proto-West Germanic kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

könen (Low German): can, to be able to; to be able to do; to know or...

Definitions

  1. can, to be able to; to be able to do; to know or...

Ancestry of “könen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankȫnen—
2Old Saxonkunnanto know, to be familiar with; can, to know how
3Proto-West Germanickunnanto recognise; to know how, to be able
4Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kunnan →