Where does “Vorderkante” come from?

Vorderkante (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.

Vorderkante (German): front edge, lead edge, leading edge

Definitions

  1. front edge, lead edge, leading edge

Ancestry of “Vorderkante”, step by step

Vorderkante 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 vorder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvorderfront, forward, leading
2Middle High Germanvorder—
3Old High Germanfordarōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →
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