Where does “kanonsloop” come from?
kanonsloop (Dutch) comes from Dutch kanon, 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 — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
kanonsloop (Dutch): cannon barrel
Definitions
- cannon barrel
Ancestry of “kanonsloop”, step by step
kanonsloop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kanon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kanon | cannon |
| 2 | Middle French | canon | — |
| 3 | Middle French | cane | duck, female duck; duck, female duck; literally... |
| 4 | Old French | cane | tube |
| 5 | Middle Low German | kāne | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | *kano | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |