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Where does “kunþaz” come from?

kunþaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kunþaz (Proto-Germanic): past participle of *kunnaną; known

Definitions

  1. past participle of *kunnaną; known

Ancestry of “kunþaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kunþaz”

  • uncouth
  • cuddle
  • cuddly
  • uncouthness
  • uncouthly
  • cuddler
  • cuddlesome
  • cuddliness
  • kithe
  • cuddlable
  • cuddlee
  • cuddlicious
  • cuddlecore
  • uncuddlable
  • cuddlefest
  • kundgeben
  • kund
  • Völkerkunde
  • Kunde
  • aankondigen
  • kondigen
  • aankondiger
  • kond
  • afkondigen
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