Where does “kunst” come from?

kunst (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cunst, from Old Dutch kunst, from Proto-Germanic kunstiz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kunst (Dutch): art; prowess, ability; trick

Definitions

  1. art; prowess, ability; trick

Ancestry of “kunst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcunst—
2Old Dutchkunstknowledge, know-how, skill
3Proto-Germanickunstizknowledge, ability
4Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kunst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →