Where does “cuþ” come from?
cuþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kunþaz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
cuþ (Old English): past participle of cunnan; known; an acquaintance
Definitions
- past participle of cunnan; known; an acquaintance
Ancestry of “cuþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kunþaz | past participle of *kunnaną; known |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |