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
- knowledge; country which is known to oneself;...
Ancestry of “cyþþu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kunþiþō | knowledge, acquaintance |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |