Where does “cuthen” come from?
cuthen (Middle English) comes from Middle English couth, from Old English cūþ, from Old English cunnan, from Proto-West Germanic kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
cuthen (Middle English): Alternative form of kiþen
Definitions
- Alternative form of kiþen
Ancestry of “cuthen”, step by step
cuthen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English couth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | couth | known, familiar; familiar, known; evident, true;... |
| 2 | Old English | cūþ | known; familiar, intimate, known, usual; certain,... |
| 3 | Old English | cunnan | to know, to be familiar with; can, to know how |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kunnan | to recognise; to know how, to be able |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Middle English cuth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cuth | — |