Where does “Kanalratte” come from?

Kanalratte (German) comes from German Kanal, from Italian canale, from Latin canālis, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

Kanalratte (German): sewer rat

Definitions

  1. sewer rat

Ancestry of “Kanalratte”, step by step

Kanalratte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kanal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKanalcanal; something that resembles such a...
2Italiancanalechannel; canal; conduit
3Latincanālisa pipe, spout, channel, conduit
4LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
5Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
6Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
7Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

via German Ratte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRatterat
2Middle High Germanratte
3Old High Germanratorat
4Proto-Germanicratō
5Proto-Germanicrattazrat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Sumerian 𒄀
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