Where does “kenning” come from?
kenning (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
Ancestry of “kenning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kenna | to know; to feel |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kannijaną | to make known |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥néh₃ti | to know, recognize |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
Words derived from “kenning”