Where does “kunst” come from?
kunst (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic kunstiz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
Ancestry of “kunst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kunstiz | knowledge, ability |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |