English
knowing
From know + -ing.
A compound of know + -ing
Proto-Germanic *knēaną ‘to know’
Proto-West Germanic *knāan ‘to recognise’
Old English cnāwan ‘to know’
Middle English knowen ‘to know’
English know
Today it means
adj Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / knowing