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

connen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcanna piece of knowledge; cognizance; confirmation,...
2Proto-Germanickannōknowledge
3Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Old English cunnan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcunnanto know, to be familiar with; can, to know how
2Proto-West Germanickunnanto recognise; to know how, to be able

Words derived from “connen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannō →
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