Where does “kunstschat” come from?

kunstschat (Dutch) comes from Dutch schat, from Middle Dutch schat, from Old Dutch skat, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt, from Proto-Germanic skattaz, from Proto-Indo-European skatn-.

kunstschat (Dutch): artefact, art treasure

Definitions

  1. artefact, art treasure

Ancestry of “kunstschat”, step by step

kunstschat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschattreasure; honey, darling, sweet person
2Middle Dutchschatmoney; treasure, large amount of wealth; treasury
3Old Dutchskat—
4Proto-West Germanic*skatttreasure
5Proto-Germanicskattazcattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskatn-—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skatn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skattaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skatt →