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