Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "skillful, clever" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturescene(Anglo-Saxon) kuoni(Old High German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 299. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 219.