Where does “Alleskönner” come from?

Alleskönner (German) comes from English Konner, from English Connor, from Irish Conchúr, from Old Irish Conchobar, from Old Irish cú, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Alleskönner (German): jack-of-all-trades

Definitions

  1. jack-of-all-trades

Ancestry of “Alleskönner”, step by step

Alleskönner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Konner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKonner—
2EnglishConnor—
3IrishConchúr—
4Old IrishConchobarlover of hounds
5Old Irishcúdog, hound; wolf
6Primitive Irishᚉᚒᚅᚐhound, wolf
7Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via German alles

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalleseverything; all
2Middle High Germanalles—
3Old High Germanallez—
4Old High Germanālall
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Celtic kū →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ →