Where does “קענטעניש” come from?

קענטעניש (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.

קענטעניש (Yiddish): knowledge

Definitions

  1. knowledge

Ancestry of “קענטעניש”, step by step

קענטעניש traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish קענען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקענעןto know
2Middle High Germankennento know
3Old High Germankennento know, to be aware of
4Proto-West Germanickannijanto know, to be aware of
5Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Yiddish עניש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעניש—

via Middle High German kenntnisse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankenntnisse—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →