Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “kunde” come from?

kunde (Danish) comes from German Kunde, from German kund, from Middle High German kunt, from Old High German kund, from Proto-West Germanic kunþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþaz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kunde (Danish): customer; shopper, client, patron; Obsolete...

Definitions

  1. customer; shopper, client, patron; Obsolete...

Ancestry of “kunde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKundecustomer, patron, punter, client; tidings, news;...
2Germankundknown
3Middle High Germankunt—
4Old High Germankund—
5Proto-West Germanickunþknown
6Proto-Germanickunþazpast participle of *kunnaną; known
7Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kunde”

  • kúnni
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