kunstlied

noun

kunst·​lied

ˈku̇nztˌlēt,

-n(t)st-

plural -s

: art song

Word History

Etymology

German, from kunst art (from Old High German, skill, knowledge) + lied song, from Old High German liod; Old High German kunst akin to Old Frisian kunst knowledge, Middle Dutch const, cunst, Old Saxon kunst, all from a prehistoric derivative of the verb represented by Old High German kunnan to know, be able

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