Völkerkunde

German (Berlin)

/ˈfœlkɐkʊndə/

noun
Definitions
  • (anthropology) ethnology (branch of anthropology)

Etymology

Compound from German Volk (people, folk, nation, people with a shared citizenry, race) + German Kunde (science, knowledge, customer).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Kunde

Gloss

science, knowledge, customer

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