Where does “menneskekjennar” come from?
menneskekjennar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kjenna, from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
menneskekjennar (Norwegian Nynorsk): one with insight or understanding of the inner emotional lives and behaviors of people
Definitions
- one with insight or understanding of the inner emotional lives and behaviors of people
Ancestry of “menneskekjennar”, step by step
menneskekjennar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk kjenna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kjenna | to feel, sense; feel; know |
| 2 | Old Norse | kenna | to know; to feel |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kannijaną | to make known |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥néh₃ti | to know, recognize |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Norwegian Nynorsk menneske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | menneske | human, human being, man, Homo sapiens; people |