Where does “kná” come from?

kná (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse knega, from Proto-Germanic knēaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kná (Old Norse): can, could

Definitions

  1. can, could

Ancestry of “kná”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseknega—
2Proto-Germanicknēanąto know, recognise, understand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kná”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knēaną →Every word from Old Norse knega →
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