Where does “wiskunde” come from?

wiskunde (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch wiskunde, from Dutch -kunde, from Dutch kunde, from Middle Dutch conde, from Old Dutch kundi, from Proto-Germanic kundīn.

wiskunde (Afrikaans): mathematics

Definitions

  1. mathematics

Ancestry of “wiskunde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwiskundemathematics
2Dutch-kundeForms nouns indicating a science, study or branch...
3Dutchkundeskill, competency
4Middle Dutchcondefirst/third-person singular past...
5Old Dutchkundi—
6Proto-Germanickundīn—
Every word from Proto-Germanic kundīn →Every word from Old Dutch kundi →Every word from Middle Dutch conde →