Where does “kunna” come from?
kunna (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish kunna, from Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
kunna (Swedish): can, to be able to; to know, to have as...
Definitions
- can, to be able to; to know, to have as...
Ancestry of “kunna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | kunna | can, to be able; to know |
| 2 | Old Norse | kunna | to know, understand, be able to; to know; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
Words derived from “kunna”