Where does “konsthantverk” come from?
konsthantverk (Swedish) comes from Swedish hantverk, from Middle Low German hantwerk, from Proto-Germanic handuwerką, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
konsthantverk (Swedish): (a piece of) artistic (handi)craft
Definitions
- (a piece of) artistic (handi)craft
Ancestry of “konsthantverk”, step by step
konsthantverk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hantverk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hantverk | handicraft, craft |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hantwerk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | handuwerką | handwork; manual labour; handiwork, creation |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Swedish konst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | konst | an art; an art, a science, a trick, knowledge; an... |