Where does “Gesamtkunstwerk” come from?

Gesamtkunstwerk (German) comes from German Kunstwerk, from German kunst, from Middle High German kunst, from Old High German kunst — knowledge, wisdom, skill.

Gesamtkunstwerk (German): "Gesamtkunstwerk"; a dazzling or flashy...

Definitions

  1. "Gesamtkunstwerk"; a dazzling or flashy...

Ancestry of “Gesamtkunstwerk”, step by step

Gesamtkunstwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kunstwerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKunstwerkartwork, work of art
2Germankunstart
3Middle High Germankunstknowledge, ability
4Old High Germankunstknowledge, wisdom, skill

via German gesamt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangesamttotal, whole, entire, overall, big
2Middle High Germangesamt—
3Old High Germangisamanōt—

Words derived from “Gesamtkunstwerk”

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