Where does “kunstlæder” come from?

kunstlæder (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.

kunstlæder (Danish): leatherette artificial leather

Definitions

  1. leatherette artificial leather

Ancestry of “kunstlæder”, step by step

kunstlæder 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 læder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlæderleather
2Old Danishlæthær—
3Old Norseleðrleather
4Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
5Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →