Where does “Kunstverständiger” come from?
Kunstverständiger (German) comes from German verständig, from German Verstand, from German verstehen, from Middle High German verstān, from Old High German firstān, from Proto-Germanic frastāną.
Kunstverständiger (German): art connoisseur/expert
Definitions
- art connoisseur/expert
Ancestry of “Kunstverständiger”, step by step
Kunstverständiger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German verständig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verständig | singular imperative of verständigen; first-person... |
| 2 | German | Verstand | intellect; accord, consensus; sense, particular... |
| 3 | German | verstehen | to understand, comprehend; to know, know how to,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | verstān | — |
| 5 | Old High German | firstān | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frastāną | — |