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Where does “kunes” come from?

kunes (Proto-Celtic) comes from English Kuhn, from German kühn, from Middle High German küene, from Old High German kuoni, from West Germanic *kōnī, from Proto-Germanic kōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Ancestry of “kunes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKuhn—
2Germankühndaring; audacious
3Middle High Germanküene—
4Old High Germankuonidaring
5West Germanic*kōnī—
6Proto-Germanickōnizable, knowledgeable, skillful, clever
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
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