Where does “stamkund” come from?
stamkund (Swedish) comes from Swedish kund, from German Kunde, from German kund, from Middle High German kunt, from Old High German kund, from Proto-West Germanic kunþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþaz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną — to know.
stamkund (Swedish): a regular (frequent customer)
Definitions
- a regular (frequent customer)
Ancestry of “stamkund”, step by step
stamkund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kund | customer |
| 2 | German | Kunde | customer, patron, punter, client; tidings, news;... |
| 3 | German | kund | known |
| 4 | Middle High German | kunt | cunt, pussy, vulva, vagina |
| 5 | Old High German | kund | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþ | known |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kunþaz | past participle of *kunnaną; known |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |