Where does “kenne” come from?

kenne (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German künnen, from Old High German kunnan, from Proto-West Germanic kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kenne (Pennsylvania German): can, to be able to; to know something; to...

Definitions

  1. can, to be able to; to know something; to...

Ancestry of “kenne”, step by step

kenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German künnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankünnento know
2Old High Germankunnanto be able to
3Proto-West Germanickunnanto recognise; to know how, to be able
4Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Old High German kennan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankennanto know
2Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kunnan →