Where does “wiskunde” come from?
wiskunde (Dutch) comes from Dutch -kunde, from Dutch kunde, from Middle Dutch conde, from Old Dutch kundi, from Proto-Germanic kundīn.
wiskunde (Dutch): mathematics
Ancestry of “wiskunde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | -kunde | Forms nouns indicating a science, study or branch... |
| 2 | Dutch | kunde | skill, competency |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | conde | first/third-person singular past... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kundi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kundīn | — |
Words derived from “wiskunde”