cunning

(Anglès)

Freqüència

C1
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈkʌnɪŋ/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Middle English cunning, kunning, konnyng, alteration of earlier Middle English cunninde, kunnende, cunnand, from Old English cunnende, present participle of cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”), equivalent to con + -ing. Cognate with Scots cunnand (“cunning”), German könnend (“able to do”), Icelandic kunnandi (“cunning”). More at con, can.

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