Where does “kennisleer” come from?

kennisleer (Dutch) comes from Dutch leer, from Dutch leder, from Middle Dutch lēder, from Old Dutch lether, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.

kennisleer (Dutch): epistemology

Definitions

  1. epistemology

Ancestry of “kennisleer”, step by step

kennisleer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch leer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchleerLeather; A doctrine; Theory, teachings
2Dutchlederleather; Short for lederkarper
3Middle Dutchlēder—
4Old Dutchlether—
5Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
6Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—

via Dutch kennis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkennisknowledge; acquaintance, friend
2Middle Dutchkennesse—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leþrą →