English word can comes from Middle English cunnen, Middle English can
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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cunnen | Middle English (enm) | |
can | Middle English (enm) | |
can | English (en) | (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To be possible, usually with be.. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.. (modal auxiliary verb, defective, informal) May; to be permitted or enabled to.. (obsolete, transitive) To know. |