kennen
Meaning
to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with
Concepts
be aware of
know by sight
be acquainted with
become acquainted with
be informed
know about
have thorough knowledge
Synonyms
über Kenntnisse verfügen
bekannt sein
Kontakt haben
drauf haben
Bekanntschaft machen
gehört haben
sich kennen
erfassen, begreifen, verstehen
vernehmen, hören
begreifen, erfassen, verstehen
überraschen, befremden
zu jemandes Umfeld gehören
mit jemandem in Verbindung stehen
bekannt werden
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɛnən/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti Proto-Germanic *kunnaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *kannijaną Proto-West Germanic *kannijan German kennen From Middle High German kennen, from Old High German kennan, from Proto-West Germanic *kannijan (“to know”), from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to know”), a causative form of *kunnaną formed with the suffix *-janą. Cognate to Bavarian kennan, Dutch kennen, Scots and English ken (“to know”).
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