Where does “bekendtskab” come from?
bekendtskab (Danish) comes from Danish -skab, from Old Danish -skap, from Old Norse -skapr, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
bekendtskab (Danish): acquaintance ((to have) knowledge of something or someone)
Definitions
- acquaintance ((to have) knowledge of something or someone)
Ancestry of “bekendtskab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | -skab | -ship |
| 2 | Old Danish | -skap | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | -skapr | Used to form nouns from nouns and adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |