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

Definitions

  1. artistic

Ancestry of “kunstzinnig”, step by step

kunstzinnig 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 zinnig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzinnigrational, reasonable; intelligent, smart;...
2Middle Dutchsinnich—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunstiz →
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