Where does “kënnen” come from?

kënnen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German kennen, from Old High German kennen, from Proto-West Germanic kannijan, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kënnen (Luxembourgish): to be able to, can

Definitions

  1. to be able to, can

Ancestry of “kënnen”, step by step

kënnen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German kennen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankennento know
2Old High Germankennento know, to be aware of
3Proto-West Germanickannijanto know, to be aware of
4Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Middle High German künnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankünnento know
2Old High Germankunnanto be able to
3Proto-West Germanickunnanto recognise; to know how, to be able

Words derived from “kënnen”

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