Where does “ken” come from?

ken (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German nechein, from Old High German nihein, from Proto-Germanic nehw ainaz — nor one.

ken (Pennsylvania German): no

Definitions

  1. no

Ancestry of “ken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannechein—
2Old High Germanniheinno
3Proto-Germanicnehw ainaznor one
Every word from Proto-Germanic nehw ainaz →Every word from Old High German nihein →Every word from Middle High German nechein →