Where does “Kunst” come from?
Kunst (German) comes from German können, from Middle High German künnen, from Old High German kunnan, from Proto-West Germanic kunnan, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
Kunst (German): art; something artificially created or...
Definitions
- art; something artificially created or...
Ancestry of “Kunst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | können | to be able ; can; to be allowed ; to be permitted... |
| 2 | Middle High German | künnen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kunnan | to be able to |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kunnan | to recognise; to know how, to be able |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
Words derived from “Kunst”