Where does “kundtun” come from?

kundtun (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.

kundtun (German): to make known

Definitions

  1. to make known

Ancestry of “kundtun”, step by step

kundtun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kund

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

via German tūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantūn—
2Middle High Germantuonto do
3Old High Germantuonto do; to make
4Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
5Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →