kennen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈkɛnə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to know (a person, a thing), be acquainted with
  • (auxiliary)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch kennen inherited from Old Dutch kennen inherited from *kannijan (know) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (know, make known) 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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