Where does “Kahnläufer” come from?

Kahnläufer (German) comes from German Kahn, 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.

Kahnläufer (German): Any of genus Calathus of ground beetles

Definitions

  1. Any of genus Calathus of ground beetles

Ancestry of “Kahnläufer”, step by step

Kahnläufer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kahn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKahna small boat used on inland waters; a ship,...
2Middle Low Germankāne—
3Old Saxon*kano—
4Proto-Italickanōto sing
5Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

via German Läufer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLäuferagent noun of laufen; runner; runner; bishop
2Middle High Germanlöuferrunner
3Old High Germanloufāri—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →