Where does “kunsthåndverk” come from?
kunsthåndverk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål håndverk, from German Handwerk, from Middle High German hantwerc, from Old High German hantwerc, from Proto-Germanic handuwerką, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
kunsthåndverk (Norwegian Bokmål): a handicraft, in plural form arts and crafts
Definitions
- a handicraft, in plural form arts and crafts
Ancestry of “kunsthåndverk”, step by step
kunsthåndverk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål håndverk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | håndverk | a craft or handicraft |
| 2 | German | Handwerk | labour, especially of a manual type; trade;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | hantwerc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hantwerc | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | handuwerką | handwork; manual labour; handiwork, creation |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Norwegian Bokmål kunst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kunst | art; artificial, man-made; see also kunstig |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kunst | art, artistry |
| 3 | Old Saxon | kunst | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kunstiz | knowledge, ability |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |