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Proto-West Germanic *kannjan (inherited)
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Old High German chennan (cognate)
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Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (root)
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Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (root)
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Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (mention)
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Old Norse kenna (cognate)
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Old Frisian kenna (cognate)
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English ken (inherited)
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English ken (inherited)
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Old English cnawan (mention)