kenna

Icelandic

/ˈcʰɛnːa/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • to teach, to tutor
  • to instruct
  • (dated) to ascribe
  • (archaic) to know a person
  • to feel

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse kenna (know, feel, perceive) derived from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (know, make known) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (know, recognize).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵneh₃-

Gloss

know, recognize

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

Emoji

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