Where does “kunst” come from?

kunst (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon kunst, from Proto-Germanic kunstiz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kunst (Middle Low German): art, artistry

Definitions

  1. art, artistry

Ancestry of “kunst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkunst—
2Proto-Germanickunstizknowledge, ability
3Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “kunst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunstiz →