Where does “kent” come from?

kent (English) comes from English cant, from Middle English cant, from Middle Low German kant, from Middle Dutch kant, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

kent (English): simple past tense and past participle of ken; To...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of ken; To...

Ancestry of “kent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcantAn argot, the jargon of a particular class or...
2Middle Englishcantbold, lively, cant
3Middle Low Germankant—
4Middle Dutchkant—
5Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
6Gaulishcantos—
7Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—

Words derived from “kent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →