Where does “muntkunde” come from?

muntkunde (Dutch) comes from Dutch munt, from Middle Dutch mente, from Proto-Germanic minta, from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek Μίνθη — mint (Mentha viridis).

muntkunde (Dutch): numismatics discipline, collection and study of coins

Definitions

  1. numismatics discipline, collection and study of coins

Ancestry of “muntkunde”, step by step

muntkunde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch munt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmuntcoin; currency; tails
2Middle Dutchmente—
3Proto-Germanicminta—
4Latinmentamint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
5Ancient GreekΜίνθηmint (Mentha viridis)

via Dutch kunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkundeskill, competency
2Middle Dutchcondefirst/third-person singular past...
3Old Dutchkundi—
4Proto-Germanickundīn—
Every word from Ancient Greek Μίνθη →