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
- art; prowess, ability; trick
Ancestry of “kunst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | cunst | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | kunst | knowledge, know-how, skill |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kunstiz | knowledge, ability |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
Words derived from “kunst”