Where does “kannjan” come from?
kannjan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵonh₁éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
kannjan (Proto-West Germanic): to beget, bring forth
Ancestry of “kannjan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kanjaną | to beget, bring forth |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵonh₁éyeti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |