Where does “bekänna” come from?

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

bekänna (Swedish): to confess

Definitions

  1. to confess

Ancestry of “bekänna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbekænna—
2Middle Low Germanbekennen—
3Middle Low Germankennento know

Words derived from “bekänna”

Every word from Middle Low German kennen →Every word from Middle Low German bekennen →Every word from Old Swedish bekænna →