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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbekennento acknowledge, confess; to see, to make out, to...
2Middle Dutchbekennento get to know, to learn of; to notice; to see
3Old Dutchbikennen

Words derived from “bekent

Every word from Old Dutch bikennenEvery word from Middle Dutch bekennenEvery word from Dutch bekennen