Where does “canes” come from?

canes (French) comes from French cane, 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, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

canes (French): plural of cane

Definitions

  1. plural of cane

Ancestry of “canes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcaneduck
2Middle Frenchcaneduck, female duck; duck, female duck; literally...
3Old Frenchcanetube
4Middle Low Germankāne—
5Old Saxon*kano—
6Proto-Italickanōto sing
7Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
8Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kanô →Every word from Proto-Italic kanō →