Where does “kokekunst” come from?

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

kokekunst (Norwegian Nynorsk): art of cooking, culinary art

Definitions

  1. art of cooking, culinary art

Ancestry of “kokekunst”, step by step

kokekunst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkunstart; artificial, man-made; see also kunstig
2Middle Low Germankunstart, artistry
3Old Saxonkunst
4Proto-Germanickunstizknowledge, ability
5Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Norwegian Nynorsk koke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkoketo cook, boil
2Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic kunstiz