Where does “bekende” come from?

bekende (Dutch) comes from Dutch bekend, from Middle Dutch bekent, from Dutch bekennen, from Middle Dutch bekennen, from Old Dutch bikennen.

bekende (Dutch): An acquaintance, someone known/trusted to the...

Definitions

  1. An acquaintance, someone known/trusted to the...

Ancestry of “bekende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbekendknown; familiar, trusted
2Middle Dutchbekent—
3Dutchbekennento acknowledge, confess; to see, to make out, to...
4Middle Dutchbekennento get to know, to learn of; to notice; to see
5Old Dutchbikennen—
Every word from Old Dutch bikennen →Every word from Middle Dutch bekennen →Every word from Dutch bekennen →