Where does “kunstform” come from?

kunstform (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.

kunstform (Norwegian Nynorsk): an art form

Definitions

  1. an art form

Ancestry of “kunstform”, step by step

kunstform 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 form

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskformform; shape; a mould
2Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
3Etruscanmorma—
4Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunstiz →