kennen

Meaning

to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with

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”).

Sentences

Auf Tour lernten sich die drei erst richtig kennen .

The three first got to know each other on tour.

In dieser Zeit lernte er Goze Deltschew kennen .

It was during this time that he met Goze Deltschew.