Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “bekænna” come from?

bekænna (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German bekennen, from Middle Low German kennen — to know.

Ancestry of “bekænna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbekennen—
2Middle Low Germankennento know

Words derived from “bekænna”

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