Where does “gjenkjenne” come from?

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

gjenkjenne (Norwegian Bokmål): to recognise (UK), or recognize

Definitions

  1. to recognise (UK), or recognize

Ancestry of “gjenkjenne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjenneto know; to feel, sense; to feel
2Old Norsekennato know; to feel
3Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “gjenkjenne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →