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
kunes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Kuhn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Kuhn | — |
| 2 | German | kühn | daring; audacious |
| 3 | Middle High German | küene | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kuoni | daring |
| 5 | West Germanic | *kōnī | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kōniz | able, knowledgeable, skillful, clever |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Proto-Turkic *küneĺ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *küneĺ | — |