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Where does “erkänna” come from?

erkänna (Swedish) comes from German erkennen, from Old High German irkennen.

erkänna (Swedish): admit; to concede as true; recognize; acknowledge...

Definitions

  1. admit; to concede as true; recognize; acknowledge...

Ancestry of “erkänna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerkennento recognize, perceive, acknowledge; to realize,...
2Old High Germanirkennen—
Every word from Old High German irkennen →