Where does “דערקענען” come from?
דערקענען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קענען, from Middle High German kennen, from Old High German kennen, from Proto-West Germanic kannijan, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
דערקענען (Yiddish): to recognize
Definitions
- to recognize
Ancestry of “דערקענען”, step by step
דערקענען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish קענען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קענען | to know |
| 2 | Middle High German | kennen | to know |
| 3 | Old High German | kennen | to know, to be aware of |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kannijan | to know, to be aware of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kannijaną | to make known |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥néh₃ti | to know, recognize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Yiddish דער־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | דער־ | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a successful conclusion, leads to the wanted result |