Where does “cudden” come from?

cudden (Middle English) comes from Middle English kithen, from Old English cȳþan, from Proto-West Germanic kunþijan, from Proto-Germanic kunþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “cudden”, step by step

cudden traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English kithen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishkithenAlternative form of kiþen; to be familiar with,...
2Old Englishcȳþanto make known: tell, inform, announce, reveal, let know
3Proto-West Germanickunþijanto make known
4Proto-Germanickunþijanąto make known, announce
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Middle English cuthen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcuthenAlternative form of kiþen

via Middle English kuthen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkuthen—

Words derived from “cudden”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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