Where does “bekehren” come from?

bekehren (German) comes from Middle High German bekēren, from Middle English bikeren, from Proto-West Germanic *bikaizjan.

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Ancestry of “bekehren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbekēren—
2Middle Englishbikerento attack
3Proto-West Germanic*bikaizjan—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bikaizjan →Every word from Middle English bikeren →Every word from Middle High German bekēren →