Where does “wiskundeknobbel” come from?

wiskundeknobbel (Dutch) comes from Dutch wiskunde, from Dutch -kunde, from Dutch kunde, from Middle Dutch conde, from Old Dutch kundi, from Proto-Germanic kundīn.

wiskundeknobbel (Dutch): an aptitude for mathematics, mathematical talent

Definitions

  1. an aptitude for mathematics, mathematical talent

Ancestry of “wiskundeknobbel”, step by step

wiskundeknobbel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wiskunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwiskundemathematics
2Dutch-kundeForms nouns indicating a science, study or branch...
3Dutchkundeskill, competency
4Middle Dutchcondefirst/third-person singular past...
5Old Dutchkundi—
6Proto-Germanickundīn—

via Dutch knobbel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknobbelknob, knot, lump; an aptitude for something
2Middle Dutchknobbe—
3Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Every word from Proto-Germanic kundīn →Every word from Old Dutch kundi →Every word from Middle Dutch conde →