Where does “tekenkunst” come from?

tekenkunst (Dutch) comes from Dutch tekenen, from Middle Dutch têkenen, from Old Dutch tēkanen, from Proto-Germanic taiknijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

tekenkunst (Dutch): drawing

Definitions

  1. drawing

Ancestry of “tekenkunst”, step by step

tekenkunst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tekenen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtekenento draw; to sign
2Middle Dutchtêkenento mark, to put a mark or sign on
3Old Dutchtēkanen
4Proto-Germanictaiknijanąto show, point
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

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 Chichewa iye