Where does “kunde” come from?
kunde (Middle High German) comes from Old High German cundo, from Proto-West Germanic kunþō, from Proto-West Germanic kunþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþaz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
Ancestry of “kunde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | cundo | associate, fellow, friend |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþō | acquaintance |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþ | known |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kunþaz | past participle of *kunnaną; known |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
Words derived from “kunde”