Also, mein bauchübersetzerisches Sprachgefühl, das sich selbstverständlich auch auf Griechisch (allerdings nicht auf die Buchstaben) erstreckt und Dein sprachgeschichtliches Wissen hatten natürlich Recht. Denn das OED sagt zum Thema "know":
"- ORIGIN Old English cn
wan (earlier gecnwan) ‘recognize, identify’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin (g)noscere, Greek gign
skein, also by can and ken."
Der Rest (bzw. das Vorige) des Eintrags ist auch interessant, daher kopiere ich Dir das gleich hierher:
know /n
/
▶verb (past knew /nju
/; past participle known /nn/)
1. [with clause] be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information: most people know that CFCs can damage the ozone layer | I know what I'm doing. ■[with obj.] have knowledge or information concerning: I would write to him if I knew his address | [no obj.] I know of one local who shot himself. ■ be absolutely certain or sure about something: I just knew it was something I wanted to do | [with obj.] I knew it!
2. [with obj.] have developed a relationship with (someone) through meeting and spending time with them; be familiar or friendly with: he knew and respected Laura. ■ have a good command of (a subject or language). ■ recognize (someone or something): Isabel couldn't hear the words clearly but she knew the voice. ■ be familiar or acquainted with (something): a little restaurant she knew near Leicester Square. ■ have personal experience of (an emotion or situation): a man who had known better times. ■(usu. be known as) regard or perceive as having a specified characteristic: the loch is known as a dangerous area for swimming. ■(usu. be known as) give (someone or something) a particular name or title: the doctor was universally known as ‘Hubert’. ■(know someone/thing from) be able to distinguish one person or thing from (another): you are convinced you know your own baby from any other in the world.
3. [with obj.] (archaic) have sexual intercourse with (someone).
- ORIGIN [a Hebraism which has passed into modern languages; compare with German erkennen, French connaître.]
Quelle: Oxford Dictionary of English. Edited by Angus Stevenson. Oxford University Press, 2010. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Universität Frankfurt a.M.. 16 July 2012 <http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t140.e0447760>
"- ORIGIN Old English cn
wan (earlier gecnwan) ‘recognize, identify’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin (g)noscere, Greek gignskein, also by can and ken."Der Rest (bzw. das Vorige) des Eintrags ist auch interessant, daher kopiere ich Dir das gleich hierher:
know /n
/▶verb (past knew /nju
/; past participle known /nn/) 1. [with clause] be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information: most people know that CFCs can damage the ozone layer | I know what I'm doing. ■[with obj.] have knowledge or information concerning: I would write to him if I knew his address | [no obj.] I know of one local who shot himself. ■ be absolutely certain or sure about something: I just knew it was something I wanted to do | [with obj.] I knew it!
2. [with obj.] have developed a relationship with (someone) through meeting and spending time with them; be familiar or friendly with: he knew and respected Laura. ■ have a good command of (a subject or language). ■ recognize (someone or something): Isabel couldn't hear the words clearly but she knew the voice. ■ be familiar or acquainted with (something): a little restaurant she knew near Leicester Square. ■ have personal experience of (an emotion or situation): a man who had known better times. ■(usu. be known as) regard or perceive as having a specified characteristic: the loch is known as a dangerous area for swimming. ■(usu. be known as) give (someone or something) a particular name or title: the doctor was universally known as ‘Hubert’. ■(know someone/thing from) be able to distinguish one person or thing from (another): you are convinced you know your own baby from any other in the world.
3. [with obj.] (archaic) have sexual intercourse with (someone).
- ORIGIN [a Hebraism which has passed into modern languages; compare with German erkennen, French connaître.]
Quelle: Oxford Dictionary of English. Edited by Angus Stevenson. Oxford University Press, 2010. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Universität Frankfurt a.M.. 16 July 2012 <http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t140.e0447760>
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