connen

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to know, to be familiar with, to understand
  • (of a language) to speak
  • (auxiliary) can, to be able to, to have the ability to

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch cunnan inherited from *kunnan inherited from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (know, know how, recognize, be able, be familiar with) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (know, recognize), *ǵneh₃- (know, recognize).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵneh₃-

Gloss

know, recognize

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

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