Where does “kunstvlieg” come from?

kunstvlieg (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.

kunstvlieg (Dutch): fly fishing lure resembling a bug

Definitions

  1. fly fishing lure resembling a bug

Ancestry of “kunstvlieg”, step by step

kunstvlieg 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 Vlieg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchVliegMusca
2Middle Dutchvliege—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunstiz →