Where does “Sahnekännchen” come from?

Sahnekännchen (German) comes from German Kännchen, from German kanne, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

Sahnekännchen (German): creamer

Definitions

  1. creamer

Ancestry of “Sahnekännchen”, step by step

Sahnekännchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kännchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKännchenDiminutive of Kanne
2Germankannejug, pitcher, pot, can
3LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
4Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
5Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
6Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

via German Sahne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSahnecream
2Middle High Germansāne—
3Old Frenchsainhealthy; in good health
4Latinsaginafeasting, nourishment; corpulence; second-person...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
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