kænn
Icelandic
/cʰaitn/
adj
Definitions
- clever, cunning, smart
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse kœnn (capable, skilled) derived from Proto-Germanic *kōniz (clever, brave, knowledgeable, bold, capable, experienced, skilful).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kōniz
Gloss
clever, brave, knowledgeable, bold, capable, experienced, skilful
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- keen English
- keener English
- keeneth English
- keenly English
- keenness English
- keeno English
- overkeen English
- unkeen English
- Konrad German
- Koenraad Dutch, Flemish
- *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *kōniz Proto-Germanic
- *rēdaz Proto-Germanic
- cene Old English
- cēne Old English
- kene Middle English
- kœnleikr Old Norse
- kœnn Old Norse
- kuoni Old High German
- kéng Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *kuoni Old Dutch
- *kēne Old Frisian