Where does “Kunstmaler” come from?

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

Kunstmaler (German): painter

Definitions

  1. painter

Ancestry of “Kunstmaler”, step by step

Kunstmaler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankunstart
2Middle High Germankunstknowledge, ability
3Old High Germankunstknowledge, wisdom, skill

via German māler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmālermale or of unspecified gender
Every word from Old High German kunst →Every word from Middle High German kunst →Every word from German kunst →