Where does “Kantenschutz” come from?

Kantenschutz (German) comes from German Kante, from Low German kant, from Middle Low German kant, from Middle Dutch kant, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

Kantenschutz (German): edge protection

Definitions

  1. edge protection

Ancestry of “Kantenschutz”, step by step

Kantenschutz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Schütz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchützcontactor
2Germanschützento defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to...
3Middle High Germanschützento dam; to grant protection; to protect; to...
4Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
5Proto-Germanicskuttą
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ