Where does “känn” come from?

känn (Swedish) comes from Swedish känna, from Old Swedish kænna, from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

känn (Swedish): hunch, intuition, "feel"

Definitions

  1. hunch, intuition, "feel"

Ancestry of “känn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkännato feel, to sense; to know
2Old Swedishkænnato make known, teach; to recognize; to notice,...
3Old Norsekennato know; to feel
4Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “känn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →