Where does “*kōnī” come from?

*kōnī (West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Ancestry of “*kōnī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickōnizable, knowledgeable, skillful, clever
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “*kōnī

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic kōniz