Where does “kundmachen” come from?
kundmachen (German) comes 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.
kundmachen (German): to announce, make known
Definitions
- to announce, make known
Ancestry of “kundmachen”, step by step
kundmachen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kund | known |
| 2 | Middle High German | kunt | cunt, pussy, vulva, vagina |
| 3 | Old High German | kund | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþ | known |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunþaz | past participle of *kunnaną; known |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via German machen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | machen | to make, produce, create; to make, prepare; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | machen | to make |
| 3 | Old High German | mahhōn | to make, work; to make, do |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |