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Where does “cūþe” come from?

cūþe (Old English) comes from Old English cunnan, from Proto-West Germanic kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Ancestry of “cūþe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcunnanto know, to be familiar with; can, to know how
2Proto-West Germanickunnanto recognise; to know how, to be able
3Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “cūþe”

  • cud
  • couldn't
  • couldnae
  • couldest
  • couldn't've
  • chud
  • cudweed
  • could've
  • chuddy
  • couthe
  • cuthe
  • coude
  • could
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