Where does “bekendelse” come from?

bekendelse (Danish) comes from Danish bekende, from Middle Low German bekennen, from Middle Low German kennen — to know.

bekendelse (Danish): confession

Definitions

  1. confession

Ancestry of “bekendelse”, step by step

bekendelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bekende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbekendeto confess; to admit; to follow suit
2Middle Low Germanbekennen—
3Middle Low Germankennento know

via German Bekenntnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBekenntnisconfession
2Middle Low Germanbekentnisse—
Every word from Middle Low German kennen →Every word from Middle Low German bekennen →Every word from Danish bekende →