Etymograph

English

Künstlerroman

Künstlerroman comes from German Künstlerroman.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentKünstlerroman
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentKünstlerroman
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun A novel whose central character is an artist of any kind, and which shows his or her development from childhood to maturity.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Künstlerroman / Künstlerroman