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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”

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