Where does “kunstmest” come from?

kunstmest (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.

kunstmest (Dutch): artificial fertilizer

Definitions

  1. artificial fertilizer

Ancestry of “kunstmest”, step by step

kunstmest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch mest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmestdung; fertilizer
2Middle Dutchmest—
3Old Dutchmist—
4Proto-Germanicmihstazcloud, mist, fog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃migʰstos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle
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