Where does “bekenen” come from?

bekenen (Middle English) comes from Old English bēcnan, from Proto-West Germanic baukn, from Proto-Germanic baukną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- — to be, become.

bekenen (Middle English): To indicate soundlessly, especially using one's...

Definitions

  1. To indicate soundlessly, especially using one's...

Ancestry of “bekenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbēcnan—
2Proto-West Germanicbauknsign, symbol
3Proto-Germanicbauknąsign, symbol
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂u-to be, become

Words derived from “bekenen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baukną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baukn →