Where does “bekendmaken” come from?

bekendmaken (Dutch) comes from Dutch maken, from Middle Dutch māken, from Old Dutch macōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

bekendmaken (Dutch): to announce, to make known; to denounce

Definitions

  1. to announce, to make known; to denounce

Ancestry of “bekendmaken”, step by step

bekendmaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch maken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmakento make; to fix, to repair, to mend; to take
2Middle Dutchmākento make
3Old Dutchmacōnto make, do
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

via Dutch bekend

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—

Words derived from “bekendmaken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic makaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic makōn →