Where does “kunsttentoonstelling” come from?

kunsttentoonstelling (Dutch) comes from Dutch tentoonstelling, from Dutch tentoonstellen, from Dutch tentoon, from Dutch toon, from Middle Dutch toon, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos — to stretch, to extend.

kunsttentoonstelling (Dutch): art exhibition

Definitions

  1. art exhibition

Ancestry of “kunsttentoonstelling”, step by step

kunsttentoonstelling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tentoonstelling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtentoonstellingexposition (e.g. in a museum), exhibition
2Dutchtentoonstellento exhibit, to display, to show to the public
3Dutchtentoon
4Dutchtoontone; Dated form of teen; The front portion of a...
5Middle Dutchtoon
6LatintonusThe stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;...
7Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
8Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
9Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
10Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

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 ten-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tónos