Where does “Cenrice” come from?

Cenrice (Old English) comes from Old English cene, from Proto-Germanic kōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Ancestry of “Cenrice”, step by step

Cenrice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcenebold; valiant
2Proto-Germanickōnizable, knowledgeable, skillful, clever
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Old English rīce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrīcepower, authority, might, dominion, rule, empire,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic kōnizEvery word from Old English cene
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