Where does “beknen” come from?
beknen (Middle English) comes from Old English bēcnian, from Proto-West Germanic bauknijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
beknen (Middle English): Alternative form of bekenen
Definitions
- Alternative form of bekenen
Ancestry of “beknen”, step by step
beknen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English bēcnian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | bēcnian | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bauknijan | to signal; to beacon; To wave |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |