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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word KNOW. Etymology of the word
KNOW.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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KNOW,
to be assured of, recognise. (E.) M.E. knowen; pt. t. knew,
Chaucer, C. T. 5474; pp. knowen, id. 5310.—A.S. cnáwan, pt.
t. cneów, pp. cnáwen; gen. used with prefix
ge-, which does not affect the
sense; Grein, i. 386. + Icel. kná, to know how to, be able; a defective verb. +
O. Sax. knégan; only in the comp. bi-knégan, to obtain, know how to get. + O.H.G.
chnáan; only in the compounds bi-chnáan,
ir-chnáan, int-chnáan; cited by Fick,
iii. 41. + Russ. znate, to know. + Lat. noscere (for gnoscere),
to know. + Gk. γι-γνώσκειν (fut.
γνώσομαι); a reduplicated form. + Skt.
jná, to
know. β. All from ✔GNÂ, to know, a secondary form from
✔GAN,
to know; whence Can (1),
Ken, Keen,
Noble, &c. Der.
know-ing,
know-ing-ly; also know-ledge, q.v.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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