Еtymology - keеn :
From Middle English kene (“bold, brave, sharp”),
from Old English c;ne (“fierce, bold, brave, warlike, powerful; learned, clever, wise”),
from Proto-Germanic *kоniz (“knowledgeable, skillful, experienced, clever, capable”),
from Proto-Indo-European *9neh;- (“to know”).
Cognate with Danish kоn (“handsome, pretty”),
Dutch kien (“smart, wise, able”),
koen (“daring, valiant, doughty, courageous”),
German k;hn (“bold, daring, audacious, hardy, valiant, venturesome”),
Icelandic kаеnn (“wise, crafty, clever, able”),
Faroese kоnur (“expert (in, on), experienced, skillful, able, capable”),
Scots keen (“lively, brisk; avaricious”).
Related to Old English cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”).
Еtymology - keеn
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