Where does “kastekann” come from?

kastekann (Estonian) comes from Estonian kann, from Swedish känna, from Old Swedish kænna, from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

kastekann (Estonian): watering can

Definitions

  1. watering can

Ancestry of “kastekann”, step by step

kastekann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankannjug, can; toy; ass, buttocks
2Swedishkännato feel, to sense; to know
3Old Swedishkænnato make known, teach; to recognize; to notice,...
4Old Norsekennato know; to feel
5Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Estonian kaste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankastedew; sauce
2Proto-Finnickastekdew
3Proto-Finnickastadakto wet, to soak; to dip, to immerse
4Proto-Finnic-tadakForms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannijaną →