Where does “konne” come from?

konne (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

konne (Saterland Frisian): can; to be able to

Definitions

  1. can; to be able to

Ancestry of “konne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiankunnato be able (to), can
2Proto-Germanic*kunnan—
3Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kunnan →