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
- An acquaintance, someone known/trusted to the...
Ancestry of “bekende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | bekend | known; familiar, trusted |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bekent | — |
| 3 | Dutch | bekennen | to acknowledge, confess; to see, to make out, to... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bekennen | to get to know, to learn of; to notice; to see |
| 5 | Old Dutch | bikennen | — |