Where does “bekent” come from?

bekent (Middle Dutch) comes from Dutch bekennen, from Middle Dutch bekennen, from Old Dutch bikennen.

Ancestry of “bekent”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	bekennen	to acknowledge, confess; to see, to make out, to...
2	Middle Dutch	bekennen	to get to know, to learn of; to notice; to see
3	Old Dutch	bikennen	—

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