Where does “cunnen” come from?

cunnen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch cunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Ancestry of “cunnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchcunnanto know, to be familiar with; can, to be able to
2Proto-Germanic*kunnan—
3Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kunnan →
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