330: know, ken, and cunnan Nov 3, 2015

The Old English word 'cnāwan' meaning ‘recognize, identify,’ is whence a whole slew of Modern and Old English words originate. This word bore the Old English 'cunnan', which meant 'know’, and later in Middle English, ‘know how to’. 'Cnāwan' is the reason why there is a 'k' in 'know' and gave meaning to the word 'can' and the Scotts 'ken', seeing ability to do something is reliant on knowing how to do it.