Where does “kanon” come from?
kanon (Dutch) comes from Middle French canon, from Middle French cane, from Old French cane, from Middle Low German kāne, from Old Saxon *kano, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
kanon (Dutch): cannon
Definitions
- cannon
Ancestry of “kanon”, step by step
kanon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French canon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | canon | — |
| 2 | Middle French | cane | duck, female duck; duck, female duck; literally... |
| 3 | Old French | cane | tube |
| 4 | Middle Low German | kāne | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *kano | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |
via Old French canon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | canon | tube; cannon |
| 2 | Italian | cannone | cannon; ace; large tube or pipe |
| 3 | Italian | canna | cane; barrel; rod |
| 4 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 6 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 7 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |