Etymology of the English word know
the English word
knowderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gno-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*knoeananDerivations in English
knowable,
knowing,
misknowCognates
Catalan
conexer, Danish
kende, Dutch
kennen, French
connaître, German
kennen, Gothic
kunnan, Icelandic
kenna, Italian
conoscere, Portuguese
conhecer, Provençal
conoscer, Riksmal
kjenne, Spanish
conocer, Swedish
känna, Yiddish
kenenUsage
Word found in Modern English