Where does “kanel” come from?

kanel (Danish) comes from French cannelle, from Old French canele, from Medieval Latin canella, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

kanel (Danish): cinnamon

Definitions

  1. cinnamon

Ancestry of “kanel”, step by step

kanel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French cannelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcannellecinnamon
2Old Frenchcanele
3Medieval Latincanella
4LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
5Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
6Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
7Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

via Middle Low German kanēl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankanēl

Words derived from “kanel

Every word from Sumerian 𒄀Every word from Akkadian 𒄀Every word from Ancient Greek κάννα
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