Where does “kunnan” come from?
kunnan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
kunnan (Old Saxon): to know, to be familiar with; can, to know how
Definitions
- to know, to be familiar with; can, to know how
Ancestry of “kunnan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | kunnan | to recognise; to know how, to be able |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
Words derived from “kunnan”