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

Definitions

  1. watering can

Ancestry of “Gießkanne”, step by step

Gießkanne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gießen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGießengerund of gießen; moulding; casting
2Middle High Germangieȥento pour
3Old High Germangioȥanto pour
4Proto-West Germanicgeutanto pour
5Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

via German kanne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankannejug, pitcher, pot, can
2LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
3Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
4Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
5Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

Words derived from “Gießkanne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geutaną →