Where does “Vierkanthof” come from?
Vierkanthof (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.
Vierkanthof (German): a four-sided farmyard
Definitions
- a four-sided farmyard
Ancestry of “Vierkanthof”, step by step
Vierkanthof traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kante | edge |
| 2 | Low German | kant | edge, corner |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kant | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | kant | — |
| 5 | Latin | canthus | the iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;... |
| 6 | Gaulish | cantos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | cantos | corner, rim |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂ndʰ | — |
via German vier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vier | four |
| 2 | Middle High German | vier | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fior | four |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | feuwar | four |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fedwōr | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via German hof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hof | yard, court, courtyard open area by a house or enclosed by houses |
| 2 | Middle High German | hof | farm; court |
| 3 | Old High German | hof | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hof | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hufą | hill, elevated place; house, hall, estate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keup- | to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keu- | bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright |