Where does “kunþō” come from?

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

kunþō (Proto-West Germanic): acquaintance

Definitions

  1. acquaintance

Ancestry of “kunþō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickunþknown
2Proto-Germanickunþazpast participle of *kunnaną; known
3Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kunþō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic kunþaz
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