Where does “vedkjenne” come from?

vedkjenne (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.

vedkjenne (Norwegian Bokmål): to acknowledge, admit, recognise

Definitions

  1. to acknowledge, admit, recognise

Ancestry of “vedkjenne”, step by step

vedkjenne 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 ved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvedat, by, near, on near or next to
2Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþr-against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →