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Where does “kēne” come from?
kēne (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic kōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
Ancestry of “kēne”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
kōniz
able, knowledgeable, skillful, clever
2
Proto-Indo-European
ǵneh₃-
to know
Words derived from “kēne”
kein
köin
gənə
كنه
kene
qənə
گەنە
kene sineği
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic kōniz →