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

  1. past participle of cunnan; known; an acquaintance

Ancestry of “cuþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickunþazpast participle of *kunnaną; known
2Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunþaz →