Where does “kletskunstenaar” come from?
kletskunstenaar (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans kunstenaar, from Dutch kunstenaar, from Dutch kunst, from Middle Dutch cunst, from Old Dutch kunst, from Proto-Germanic kunstiz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
kletskunstenaar (Afrikaans): rapper rap artist, one who raps
Definitions
- rapper rap artist, one who raps
Ancestry of “kletskunstenaar”, step by step
kletskunstenaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans kunstenaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kunstenaar | artist |
| 2 | Dutch | kunstenaar | artist |
| 3 | Dutch | kunst | art; prowess, ability; trick |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cunst | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | kunst | knowledge, know-how, skill |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kunstiz | knowledge, ability |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |