Where does “kunstart” come from?

kunstart (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk art, from German art, from Middle High German art, from Old High German art, from Proto-West Germanic ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

kunstart (Norwegian Nynorsk): an art form

Definitions

  1. an art form

Ancestry of “kunstart”, step by step

kunstart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk art

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskarta species; character, nature, kind
2Germanartkind, sort, type
3Middle High Germanart
4Old High Germanart
5Proto-West Germanicardnative place
6Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic ardiz