Where does “kunst” come from?

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

kunst (Norwegian Nynorsk): art; artificial, man-made; see also kunstig

Definitions

  1. art; artificial, man-made; see also kunstig

Ancestry of “kunst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankunstart, artistry
2Old Saxonkunst—
3Proto-Germanickunstizknowledge, ability
4Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
5Proto-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 →