Where does “kænna” come from?

kænna (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kænna (Old Swedish): to make known, teach; to recognize; to notice,...

Definitions

  1. to make known, teach; to recognize; to notice,...

Ancestry of “kænna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekennato know; to feel
2Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kænna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →