Where does “cyþþu” come from?

cyþþu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kunþiþō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

cyþþu (Old English): knowledge; country which is known to oneself;...

Definitions

  1. knowledge; country which is known to oneself;...

Ancestry of “cyþþu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickunþiþōknowledge, acquaintance
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunþiþō →