Where does “bekannt” come from?

bekannt (German) comes from German bekennen, from Middle High German bekennen.

bekannt (German): known, familiar; past participle of bekennen

Definitions

  1. known, familiar; past participle of bekennen

Ancestry of “bekannt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbekennento confess; to plead
2Middle High Germanbekennen—

Words derived from “bekannt”

Every word from Middle High German bekennen →Every word from German bekennen →