Where does “godkjenne” come from?

godkjenne (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.

godkjenne (Norwegian Bokmål): to approve

Definitions

  1. to approve

Ancestry of “godkjenne”, step by step

godkjenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kjenne

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

via Norwegian Bokmål god

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgodgood
2Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
3Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

Words derived from “godkjenne”

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