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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

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

Words derived from “connen”

  • con
  • uncanny
  • canning
  • canny
  • conning
  • uncannily
  • cun
  • cannery
  • can't
  • cannot
  • cannily
  • uncanniness
  • conman
  • canniness
  • oilcan
  • decan
  • ashcan
  • jerrycan
  • cann't
  • canful
  • shitcan
  • minican
  • recan
  • outcon
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