Where does “cneuen” come from?

cneuen (Welsh) comes from Welsh cnau, from Proto-Brythonic know, from Proto-Celtic knūs, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Ancestry of “cneuen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcnaunuts
2Proto-Brythonicknownut
3Proto-Celticknūsnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Celtic knūs →