can

Scots

verb
Definitions
  • can
  • be able to

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English can inherited from Old English can(n), cann inherited from *kunnan inherited from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (know, know how, recognize, be able, be familiar with) inherited 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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