kjendis.
a celebrity (a famous person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments)
Meaning & usage
a celebrity (a famous person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments)
Where this word comes from
From Swedish kändis (“celebrity”) (with the suffix -is from Swedish -is (diminutive suffix), from Latin -is), from känd (“known, famous”), past participle of känna (“to know”), from Old Swedish kænna (“to make known”), from Old Norse kenna (“to know”), from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to make known”), from *kunnaną (“to know”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (“to know, recognize”), from *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
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