Where does “Sportskanone” come from?

Sportskanone (German) comes from German Sport, from English sport, from Middle English sport, from Middle English disport, from Old French desport, from Old French deport, from Latin deportō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.

Sportskanone (German): jock athletic person

Definitions

  1. jock athletic person

Ancestry of “Sportskanone”, step by step

Sportskanone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sport

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSportsport; athletics, sports, exercise; physical...
2EnglishsportAny activity that uses physical exertion or...
3Middle Englishsport
4Middle Englishdisport
5Old FrenchdesportAlternative form of deport
6Old Frenchdeportenjoyment; fun
7Latindeportōto bring or convey
8Latindē-of; from
9Latinof; concerning; about
10Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
11Latinposteablative singular of postis
12Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via German Kanone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKanonecannon; gun
2Italiancannonecannon; ace; large tube or pipe
3Italiancannacane; barrel; rod
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti