Where does “krijgskunst” come from?

krijgskunst (Dutch) comes from Dutch krijg, from Middle Dutch crijch, from Old Dutch krīg, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

krijgskunst (Dutch): art of war

Definitions

  1. art of war

Ancestry of “krijgskunst”, step by step

krijgskunst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch krijg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkrijgwar
2Middle Dutchcrijch—
3Old Dutchkrīg—
4Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
5Proto-Germanickrīganą—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Dutch kunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkunstart; prowess, ability; trick
2Middle Dutchcunst—
3Old Dutchkunstknowledge, know-how, skill
4Proto-Germanickunstizknowledge, ability
5Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →