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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | duizend | thousand; a thousand |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dusent | thousand |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thūsunt | thousand |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þūsundi | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þūsundī | a thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Dutch kunsten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kunsten |