Where does “-kunst” come from?

-kunst (German) comes from Estonian kunst, from Middle Low German kunst, from Old Saxon kunst, from Proto-Germanic kunstiz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Ancestry of “-kunst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankunstart; skill, trick
2Middle Low Germankunstart, artistry
3Old Saxonkunst—
4Proto-Germanickunstizknowledge, ability
5Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “-kunst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunstiz →