Where does “gjenkjennbar” come from?

gjenkjennbar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gjenkjenne, from Norwegian Bokmål kjenne, from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

gjenkjennbar (Norwegian Bokmål): recognisable

Definitions

  1. recognisable

Ancestry of “gjenkjennbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgjenkjenneto recognise (UK), or recognize
2Norwegian Bokmålkjenneto know; to feel, sense; to feel
3Old Norsekennato know; to feel
4Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →
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