Where does “wiskundige” come from?

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

wiskundige (Dutch): mathematician

Definitions

  1. mathematician

Ancestry of “wiskundige”, step by step

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