Where does “Entenbraten” come from?
Entenbraten (German) comes from German ente, from French canard, from Middle French canard, from Old French quanart, from Old French cane, from Middle Low German kāne, from Old Saxon *kano, from Proto-Italic kanō — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
Entenbraten (German): roast duck
Definitions
- roast duck
Ancestry of “Entenbraten”, step by step
Entenbraten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ente
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ente | duck aquatic bird of the family Anatidae |
| 2 | French | canard | duck; drake; canard, hoax |
| 3 | Middle French | canard | duck, male duck |
| 4 | Old French | quanart | duck |
| 5 | Old French | cane | tube |
| 6 | Middle Low German | kāne | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | *kano | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |