English
kunstkammer
Kunstkammer comes from German Kunstkammer.
- Germanc. 1650–presentKunstkammerliterally ‘art room’
- Englishtodaykunstkammer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentKunstkammerliterally ‘art room’
- Englishtodaykunstkammer
Every English word from German Kunstkammer
Today it means
noun An early form of museum in which strange or rare objects were exhibited.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Kunstkammer / kunstkammer