Where does “Gießkanne” come from?
Gießkanne (German) comes from German Gießen, from Middle High German gieȥen, from Old High German gioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.
Gießkanne (German): watering can
Ancestry of “Gießkanne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Gießen | gerund of gießen; moulding; casting |
| 2 | Middle High German | gieȥen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gioȥan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | geutan | to pour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | geutaną | to pour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |