Where does “Kunstharz” come from?

Kunstharz (German) comes from German harz, from Middle High German Hardt, from Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

Kunstharz (German): synthetic resin

Definitions

  1. synthetic resin

Ancestry of “Kunstharz”, step by step

Kunstharz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German harz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanharzresin
2Middle High GermanHardt—
3Old High Germanharthard
4Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
5Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
7Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via German kunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankunstart
2Middle High Germankunstknowledge, ability
3Old High Germankunstknowledge, wisdom, skill
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →