Where does “connen” come from?
connen (Middle English) comes from Old English cann, from Proto-Germanic kannō, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
Ancestry of “connen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | cann | a piece of knowledge; cognizance; confirmation,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kannō | knowledge |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
Words derived from “connen”