con

con · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥néh₃ti
3. Proto-Germanic*kunnaną
4. Proto-West Germanic*kunnan
5. Old Englishcunnan
6. Middle Englishconnen
7. English todaycon

Inherited from Middle English connen, inherited from Old English cunnan (“to know, know how”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan (“recognize, know how”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (“to know, know how”), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”) Doublet of can.

con · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromcontrā“against”
2. English todaycon

Abbreviation of Latin contrā (“against”).

con · noun³

Clipping of convict.

con · noun, verb⁴

From con trick, shortened from confidence trick.

con · verb, noun⁵

From earlier cond; see conn.

con · noun⁶

Clipping of convention or conference.

con · noun⁷

Clipping of conversion.

con · noun⁸

Clipping of consumption.

con · noun⁹

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*aikwernô“squirrel”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*aikwernō
3. Old English · inherited fromācweorna
4. Middle English · inherited fromacquerne
5. English todaycon

Origin uncertain. Perhaps a clipping of Middle English acquerne, aquerne, ocquerne, okerne (“squirrel”), from Old English ācweorna, āqueorna, āquorna, ācurna (“squirrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô (“squirrel”); or from its Old Norse cognate íkorni (“squirrel”), from the same ultimate source. Cognate with West Frisian iikhoarn (“squirrel”), Dutch eekhoorn (“squirrel”), German Eichhorn (“squirrel”), Icelandic íkorni (“squirrel”).

con · noun¹⁰

Clipping of conservative; compare lib.

con · noun, adjective¹¹

Clipping of consolidation or consolidated.

con · noun¹²

Clipping of constitution.

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