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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic knēaną