Where does “erkendelse” come from?

erkendelse (Danish) comes from Danish erkende, from German erkennen, from Old High German irkennen.

erkendelse (Danish): acknowledgment, admission act of (reluctantly) admitting something previously denied

Definitions

  1. acknowledgment, admission act of (reluctantly) admitting something previously denied

Ancestry of “erkendelse”, step by step

erkendelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish erkende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherkendeto acknowledge, admit, concede
2Germanerkennento recognize, perceive, acknowledge; to realize,...
3Old High Germanirkennen—

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure

Words derived from “erkendelse”

Every word from Old High German irkennen →Every word from German erkennen →Every word from Danish erkende →