Where does “kantsteen” come from?

kantsteen (Dutch) comes from Dutch steen, from Middle Dutch stêen, from Old Dutch stēn, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

kantsteen (Dutch): curb, kerb: The raised edge between the pavement and the roadway, typically made of concrete though originally consisting of a line of kerbstones

Definitions

  1. curb, kerb: The raised edge between the pavement and the roadway, typically made of concrete though originally consisting of a line of kerbstones

Ancestry of “kantsteen”, step by step

kantsteen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch steen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsteenstone
2Middle Dutchstêenstone
3Old Dutchstēnstone
4Proto-West Germanicstainstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Dutch kant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkantside, face; side; way, direction
2Middle Dutchcantpoint, side, edge
3Old Northern Frenchcant—
4Medieval Latincanthus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →