Where does “duizendkunstenaar” come from?

duizendkunstenaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch duizend, from Middle Dutch dusent, from Old Dutch thūsunt, from Proto-West Germanic þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

duizendkunstenaar (Dutch): a (male) artist who is competent in many arts

Definitions

  1. a (male) artist who is competent in many arts

Ancestry of “duizendkunstenaar”, step by step

duizendkunstenaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch duizend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchduizendthousand; a thousand
2Middle Dutchdusentthousand
3Old Dutchthūsuntthousand
4Proto-West Germanicþūsundithousand
5Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Dutch kunsten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkunsten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-