Where does “vedkjenne” come from?

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

vedkjenne (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk kjenne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskkjenneAlternative form of kjenna
2Norwegian Nynorskkjennato feel, sense; feel; know
3Old Norsekennato know; to feel
4Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Norwegian Nynorsk ved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvedat, 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 →