Where does “bikunnan” come from?

bikunnan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon bī, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

bikunnan (Old Saxon): to understand

Definitions

  1. to understand

Ancestry of “bikunnan”, step by step

bikunnan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon bī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbīby, near, around
2Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
3Old Englishbīlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
4Proto-West Germanicbīby, at; near, around
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old Saxon kunnan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkunnanto know, to be familiar with; can, to know how
2Proto-West Germanickunnanto recognise; to know how, to be able
3Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →