Where does “kenne” come from?

kenne (Sathmar Swabian) comes from Middle High German künnen, from Old High German kunnan, from Proto-West Germanic kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kenne (Sathmar Swabian): can

Definitions

  1. can

Ancestry of “kenne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankünnento know
2Old High Germankunnanto be able to
3Proto-West Germanickunnanto recognise; to know how, to be able
4Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kunnan →
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