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

  1. to know, to be familiar with; can, to know how

Ancestry of “kunnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickunnanto recognise; to know how, to be able
2Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kunnan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kunnan →
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