Ken
/kɛn/noun
To know or understand something.
Did you know?In Scots, 'ken' is often used to describe a deep, almost intuitive understanding, hinting at a mystical perception of knowledge.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*kunnan
“To know, be able to.”
Old English
OE
cunnan
“To be able, to know.”
Middle English
ME
kenne
“To know, to declare.”
Scots
Scots
ken
“To know, to perceive.”
Modern English
English
ken
“To know, especially in a familiar or colloquial sense.”