Where does “cunnen” come from?

cunnen (Old English) comes from Old English cunnian, from Proto-West Germanic kunnēn, from Proto-Germanic kunnijaną.

cunnen (Old English): to test

Definitions

  1. to test

Ancestry of “cunnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcunnianto experience, learn to know; to explore, find...
2Proto-West Germanickunnēnto recognise
3Proto-Germanickunnijaną—

Words derived from “cunnen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kunnēn →Every word from Old English cunnian →