Where does “kant” come from?

kant (Danish) comes from French cant, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

kant (Danish): edge, border

Definitions

  1. edge, border

Ancestry of “kant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcantcorner
2Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
3Gaulishcantos—
4Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—

Words derived from “kant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →