Where does “kännetecken” come from?

kännetecken (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.

kännetecken (Swedish): a characteristic, an identifying property

Definitions

  1. a characteristic, an identifying property

Ancestry of “kännetecken”, step by step

kännetecken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish känna

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

via Swedish tecken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishteckenA visible indication; a sign; A meaningful...
2Old Norseteikn—
3Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “kännetecken”

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