Where does “kunna” come from?

kunna (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kunna (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of kunne

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kunne

Ancestry of “kunna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekunnato know, understand, be able to; to know; to...
2Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Old Norse kunna →