kunna

Swedish

/ˈkɵˌnːa/

verb-irr
Definitions
  • can, to be able to
  • to know, to have as knowledge
  • to know, to understand
  • to know how to do

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish kunna inherited from Old Norse kunna (know) inherited 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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