Where does “kunstzinnig” come from?
kunstzinnig (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.
kunstzinnig (Dutch): artistic
Ancestry of “kunstzinnig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kunst | art; prowess, ability; trick |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cunst | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kunst | knowledge, know-how, skill |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kunstiz | knowledge, ability |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |