Where does “kjenna” come from?

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

kjenna (Norwegian Nynorsk): to feel, sense; feel; know

Definitions

  1. to feel, sense; feel; know

Ancestry of “kjenna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kjenna”

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