Where does “kanske” come from?
kanske (Swedish) comes from Swedish ske, from Old Swedish ske, from Middle Low German schên, from Old Saxon skehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.
kanske (Swedish): maybe, possibly, perhaps
Definitions
- maybe, possibly, perhaps
Ancestry of “kanske”, step by step
kanske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ske | to happen; in particular what happens during some... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ske | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schên | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skehan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |
via Swedish kan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kan | present of kunna; can, may |
| 2 | Swedish | kunna | can, to be able to; to know, to have as... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kunna | can, to be able; to know |
| 4 | Old Norse | kunna | to know, understand, be able to; to know; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |