*kunnaną

Runic: ᚲᚢᚾᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈkun.nɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Preterite-present

Meanings

to know, to be familiar with, to recognise
to know how, to be able to

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti, from *ǵneh₃- (‘to know’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	kann	kunnį̄	–
2nd singular	kannt	kunnīz	–
3rd singular	kann	kunnī	–
1st dual	kunnū	kunnīw	–
2nd dual	kunnudiz	kunnīdiz	–
1st plural	kunnum	kunnīm	–
2nd plural	kunnud	kunnīd	–
3rd plural	kunnun	kunnīn	–

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	–	–
2nd singular	–	–
3rd singular	–	–
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	–	–
2nd plural	–	–
3rd plural	–	–

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	kunþǭ	kunþēdį̄
2nd singular	kunþēz	kunþēdīz
3rd singular	kunþē	kunþēdī
1st dual	kunþēdū	kunþēdīw
2nd dual	kunþēdudiz	kunþēdīdiz
1st plural	kunþēdum	kunþēdīm
2nd plural	kunþēdud	kunþēdīd
3rd plural	kunþēdun	kunþēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
kunnaną	kunnandz	kunþaz

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Descendants

*kunnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *kunnan, cunnan (Old Dutch)
  - connen (Middle Dutch)
    - kónne (Limburgish)
    - keunn (West Flemish)
*kunnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *kunnan, cunnan (Old Dutch)
  - connen (Middle Dutch)
    - kunnen, kennen, konnen (Dutch)
      - kan (Afrikaans)
      - kan (Berbice Creole Dutch)
      - ken (Javindo)
      - kan, ka (Negerhollands)
      - kan, ken (Petjo)
      - can (Skepi Creole Dutch)
*kunnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- cunnan (Old English)
  - cunnen, conne, connen, cun, cunne, can, canne, kanne (Middle English)
    - can, con, cun, could, cunning, canny (English)
    - can, cun, cunning (Scots)
    - canna, cou (Yola)
*kunnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- kunna (Old Frisian)
  - ? (North Frisian)
  - konne (Saterland Frisian)
  - kinne (West Frisian)
*kunnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- kunnan, chunnan (Old High German)
  - kunnen, künnen (Middle High German)
    - kenne, känne (Central Franconian)
    - ? (East Central German)
    - können (German)
    - kënnen (Luxembourgish)
    - kenna (Vilamovian)
    - קענען (kenen) (Yiddish)
*kunnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- kunnan, chunnan (Old High German)
  - kunnen, künnen (Middle High German)
    - chöne, chönne (Alemannic German)
      - kenna (Swabian)
        
        kenne (Sathmar Swabian)
*kunnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- kunnan, chunnan (Old High German)
  - kunnen, künnen (Middle High German)
    - ? (Rhine Franconian)
      - kenne (Pennsylvania German)
*kunnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- kunnan (Old Saxon)
  - künnen, kynnen, kunnen, konnen, können, kȫnen, konen (Middle Low German)
    - kjanen (Plautdietsch)
*kunnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- kunnan (Old Saxon)
  - künnen, kynnen, kunnen, konnen, können, kȫnen, konen (Middle Low German)
    - könen, können, künnen (Low German)
      - känen (German Low German)
kunna (Old Norse)
- kunna (Elfdalian)
- kunna (Faroese)
- kunne (Gutnish)
- kunna (Icelandic)
kunna (Old Norse)
- ? (Norwegian)
  - kunne (Norwegian Bokmål)
  - kunne, kunna (Norwegian Nynorsk)
kunna (Old Norse)
- kunnæ (Old Danish)
  - kunne (Danish)
kunna (Old Norse)
- kunna (Old Swedish)
  - kunna (Swedish)
𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (kunnan) (Gothic)

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