Where does “alleskunner” come from?
alleskunner (Dutch) comes from Dutch kunnen, from Middle Dutch connen, from Old Dutch cunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
alleskunner (Dutch): jack of all trades
Definitions
- jack of all trades
Ancestry of “alleskunner”, step by step
alleskunner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kunnen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kunnen | to be possible; can, to be able to; may, can, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | connen | to know, to be familiar with, to understand; to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | cunnan | to know, to be familiar with; can, to be able to |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *kunnan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |