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Where does “erkennen” come from?

erkennen (German) comes from Old High German irkennen.

erkennen (German): to recognize, perceive, acknowledge; to realize,...

Definitions

  1. to recognize, perceive, acknowledge; to realize,...

Ancestry of “erkennen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanirkennen—

Words derived from “erkennen”

  • Erkenntnis
  • Erkenntnistheorie
  • Erkennung
  • anerkennen
  • Texterkennung
  • wiedererkennen
  • erkänna
  • erkjennelse
  • erkjenne
Every word from Old High German irkennen →