Where does “kanonnier” come from?
kanonnier (Dutch) comes from French canonnier, from French cannonier, 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 — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
kanonnier (Dutch): a cannoneer one who operates a cannon or other artillery piece
Definitions
- a cannoneer one who operates a cannon or other artillery piece
Ancestry of “kanonnier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | canonnier | cannoneer |
| 2 | French | cannonier | — |
| 3 | Middle French | canon | — |
| 4 | Middle French | cane | duck, female duck; duck, female duck; literally... |
| 5 | Old French | cane | tube |
| 6 | Middle Low German | kāne | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | *kano | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |