Where does “kunne” come from?

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

kunne (Norwegian Nynorsk): can, could; might; can

Definitions

  1. can, could; might; can

Ancestry of “kunne”, 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

Words derived from “kunne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Old Norse kunna →