Where does “kan” come from?

kan (Swedish) comes from Swedish kunna, from Old Swedish kunna, from Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kan (Swedish): present of kunna; can, may

Definitions

  1. present of kunna; can, may

Ancestry of “kan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkunnacan, to be able to; to know, to have as...
2Old Swedishkunnacan, to be able; to know
3Old Norsekunnato know, understand, be able to; to know; to...
4Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Old Norse kunna →