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English word cunning comes from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, Middle English kunnende
*kunnaną (Proto-Germanic)
To know how, to be able to. To know, to be familiar with, to recognise.
kunnende (Middle English)
cennan (Old English)
To make known, declare. To produce, bring forth, declare To beget, bear, give birth to.
*cunning (Old English)
konnyng (Middle English)
cunning (English)
(obsolete) Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).. Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.. Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit.. The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, [...]