Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knēaną
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Likely from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”), the same root as *kunnaną, but the exact mode of derivation is unclear. It may reflect a back-formation from an older *knō-, which could be an original perfective or stative formation.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*knēaną[1]
- to know, recognise, understand
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *knēaną (strong class 7d)
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *knāan
- Old Norse: kná (present indicative form) (a defective verb; present infinitive *knega is unattested)
- Icelandic: knega