Where does “kennispakr” come from?

kennispakr (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 “kennispakr”, step by step

kennispakr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kenna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekennato know; to feel
2Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Old Norse spakr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespakrquiet, gentle; wise, with the notion of prophetic...
2Proto-Germanicspakazwise, clever
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “kennispakr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →