German können

← Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (inherited)

← Middle High German künnen (inherited)

← Middle High German kunnen (mention)

← Proto-West Germanic *kunnan (inherited)

← Old High German kunnan (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (derived)

→ English can (cognate)

→ Danish kunne (cognate)

→ German Kunst (mention)

→ German kund (cognate)

→ German Alleskönner (affix)

→ German Nichtskönner (compound)

→ Alemannic German chöne (cognate)

→ Luxembourgish kënnen (cognate)

→ Latvian zināt (cognate)

→ Low German könen (cognate)

→ Pennsylvania German kenne (cognate)

→ Yiddish קענען (mention)