Where does “Stammkunde” come from?

Stammkunde (German) comes from German Kunde, from German kund, from Middle High German kunt, from Old High German kund, from Proto-West Germanic kunþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþaz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Stammkunde (German): regular customer, patron

Definitions

  1. regular customer, patron

Ancestry of “Stammkunde”, step by step

Stammkunde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKundecustomer, patron, punter, client; tidings, news;...
2Germankundknown
3Middle High Germankuntcunt, pussy, vulva, vagina
4Old High Germankund—
5Proto-West Germanickunþknown
6Proto-Germanickunþazpast participle of *kunnaną; known
7Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via German Stamm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStammtree trunk, main stem of a plant but never used of thin stalks or twigs
2Middle High Germanstam—
3Old High Germanstam—
4Proto-Germanicstamnaz—
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunþaz →