Where does “kunstnier” come from?

kunstnier (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.

kunstnier (Dutch): an artificial kidney

Definitions

  1. an artificial kidney

Ancestry of “kunstnier”, step by step

kunstnier 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 nier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchnierA kidney; An animal kidney eaten as a food
2Middle Dutchniere—
3Old Dutch*niorokidney
4Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunstiz →