bekennen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/bəˈkɛnə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to acknowledge, confess
- (transitive) to see, to make out, to discern
- (transitive) to have sex, to know
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch bekennen inherited from Old Dutch bikennen prefix from Dutch, Flemish kennen (know, be acquainted with).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
kennen
Gloss
know, be acquainted with
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
知
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beken English
- ken English
- erkennen Dutch, Flemish
- herkennen Dutch, Flemish
- kenbaar Dutch, Flemish
- kennelijk Dutch, Flemish
- kennen Dutch, Flemish
- kennis Dutch, Flemish
- miskennen Dutch, Flemish
- onderkennen Dutch, Flemish
- ontkennen Dutch, Flemish
- toekennen Dutch, Flemish
- verkennen Dutch, Flemish
- bekänna Swedish
- bekännelse Swedish
- känna Swedish
- bekennen Middle English
- bekennen Middle Dutch
- kennen Middle Dutch
- bikennen Old Dutch
- bekænna Old Swedish