Where does “kunna” come from?

kunna (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kunna (Old Frisian): to be able (to), can

Definitions

  1. to be able (to), can

Ancestry of “kunna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kunnan—
2Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kunna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kunnan →