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Where does “knāan” come from?

knāan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic knēaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

knāan (Proto-West Germanic): to recognise, to know

Definitions

  1. to recognise, to know

Ancestry of “knāan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicknēanąto know, recognise, understand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “knāan”

  • known
  • knowledge
  • knowing
  • unknown
  • knowledgeable
  • knowingly
  • knowest
  • knoweth
  • unknowable
  • unknowingly
  • knowable
  • foreknowledge
  • knower
  • unknowing
  • unbeknownst
  • unbeknown
  • knowingness
  • knowledgeably
  • unknowability
  • knowability
  • unknowledgeable
  • unknowingness
  • unknow
  • unknowableness
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