Where does “elskovskunst” come from?

elskovskunst (Danish) comes from Danish kunst, from Middle Low German kunst, from Old Saxon kunst, from Proto-Germanic kunstiz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

elskovskunst (Danish): seduction, sensual love, and sexual intercourse viewed as an art form

Definitions

  1. seduction, sensual love, and sexual intercourse viewed as an art form

Ancestry of “elskovskunst”, step by step

elskovskunst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkunstart; artistry; skill
2Middle Low Germankunstart, artistry
3Old Saxonkunst
4Proto-Germanickunstizknowledge, ability
5Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Danish elskov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishelskovsensual love, lovemaking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-