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
- present of kunna; can, may
Ancestry of “kan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | kunna | can, to be able to; to know, to have as... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kunna | can, to be able; to know |
| 3 | Old Norse | kunna | to know, understand, be able to; to know; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |