Where does “kunstpenis” come from?

kunstpenis (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.

kunstpenis (Dutch): dildo

Definitions

  1. dildo

Ancestry of “kunstpenis”, step by step

kunstpenis 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 penis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpenispenis
2Latinpēnistail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpē̆s-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →
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