Where does “skovkant” come from?

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

skovkant (Danish): the edge of a forest

Definitions

  1. the edge of a forest

Ancestry of “skovkant”, step by step

skovkant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkantedge, border
2Frenchcantcorner
3Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
4Gaulishcantos—
5Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—

via Danish skov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskovforest
2Old Danishskoghforest
3Old Norseskógrwood, forest
4Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →