Where does “cunst” come from?
cunst (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch kunst, from Proto-Germanic kunstiz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
Ancestry of “cunst”, step by step
cunst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch kunst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | kunst | knowledge, know-how, skill |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kunstiz | knowledge, ability |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Proto-West Germanic *kunsti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *kunsti | — |