Where does “kent” come from?

kent (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch kennen, from Old Dutch kennen, from Proto-West Germanic kannijan, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kent (Middle Dutch): inflection of kennen: ## third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of kennen: ## third-person singular...

Ancestry of “kent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkennento know, to be familiar with; to recognise, to...
2Old Dutchkennento 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →