Where does “kunst-” come from?

kunst- (Dutch) comes from Dutch kunst, 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): artificial

Definitions

  1. artificial

Ancestry of “kunst-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kunst-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →