Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knēaną
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
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
Verb
*knēaną[1]
- to know, recognise, understand
Inflection
Conjugation of *knēaną (strong class 7d)
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *knāan
- Old Norse: kná (present indicative form) (a defective verb; present infinitive *knega is unattested)
- Icelandic: knega