Where does “Kantenlänge” come from?

Kantenlänge (German) comes from German Länge, from Middle High German lenge, from Old High German lengī, from Proto-West Germanic *langī, from Proto-Germanic langį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Kantenlänge (German): edge length

Definitions

  1. edge length

Ancestry of “Kantenlänge”, step by step

Kantenlänge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Länge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLängelength; longitude
2Middle High Germanlenge—
3Old High Germanlengīlength
4Proto-West Germanic*langīlength
5Proto-Germaniclangį̄length
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via German Kante

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKanteedge
2Low Germankantedge, corner
3Middle Low Germankant—
4Middle Dutchkant—
5Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
6Gaulishcantos—
7Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic langį̄ →