Where does “erkjenne” come from?
erkjenne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German erkennen, from Old High German irkennen.
erkjenne (Norwegian Bokmål): to acknowledge, admit; to plead
Definitions
- to acknowledge, admit; to plead
Ancestry of “erkjenne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | erkennen | to recognize, perceive, acknowledge; to realize,... |
| 2 | Old High German | irkennen | — |
Words derived from “erkjenne”