Where does “bekant” come from?

bekant (Swedish) comes from German bekannt, from German bekennen, from Middle High German bekennen.

bekant (Swedish): known, familiar

Definitions

  1. known, familiar

Ancestry of “bekant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbekanntknown, familiar; past participle of bekennen
2Germanbekennento confess; to plead
3Middle High Germanbekennen—

Words derived from “bekant”

Every word from Middle High German bekennen →Every word from German bekennen →Every word from German bekannt →
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