Where does “knaian” come from?

knaian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic knēaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

knaian (Old Saxon): to recognize; to understand

Definitions

  1. to recognize; to understand

Ancestry of “knaian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknēanąto know, recognise, understand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knēaną →