Where does “cou” come from?
cou (Yola) comes from Middle English coude, from Old English cūþe, from Old English cunnan, from Proto-West Germanic kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
cou (Yola): could
Definitions
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Ancestry of “cou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | coude | Alternative form of code |
| 2 | Old English | cūþe | clearly |
| 3 | Old English | cunnan | to know, to be familiar with; can, to know how |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kunnan | to recognise; to know how, to be able |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |