kunna

Icelandic

/ˈkʰʏnːa/

verb-preterite
Definitions
  • (with accusative) to know, to be able to, to know how to

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse kunna (know) derived 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

Emoji

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