Etymology Explorer › Old EnglishWhere does “cunnung” come from? cunnung (Old English) comes from Old English cunnan, from Proto-West Germanic kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
cunnung (Old English): knowledge; trial, probation, experience; contact,...
Definitions knowledge; trial, probation, experience; contact,... Ancestry of “cunnung”, step by step cunnung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English cunnan Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old English cunnan to know, to be familiar with; can, to know how 2 Proto-West Germanic kunnan to recognise; to know how, to be able 3 Proto-Germanic kunnaną to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... 4 Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- to know
via Old English cunnian Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old English cunnian to experience, learn to know; to explore, find... 2 Proto-West Germanic kunnēn to recognise 3 Proto-Germanic kunnijaną —
Words derived from “cunnung”