Where does “erkendelsesteori” come from?

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

erkendelsesteori (Danish): epistemology

Definitions

  1. epistemology

Ancestry of “erkendelsesteori”, step by step

erkendelsesteori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish erkendelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherkendelseacknowledgment, admission act of (reluctantly) admitting something previously denied
2Danisherkendeto acknowledge, admit, concede
3Germanerkennento recognize, perceive, acknowledge; to realize,...
4Old High Germanirkennen—

via Danish teori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishteoritheory
Every word from Old High German irkennen →Every word from German erkennen →Every word from Danish erkende →