Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “bekennen” come from?

bekennen (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German kennen — to know.

Ancestry of “bekennen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankennento know

Words derived from “bekennen”

  • bekännelseskrift
  • bekänna
  • bekännelse
  • bekende
  • bekænna
Every word from Middle Low German kennen →