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Etymology of the English word uncanny

the English word uncanny
derived from the English word un-
derived from the English word canny
using the English suffix -y
derived from the English word can
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gnō-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gno-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *kanna

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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