Where does “kaņț” come from?

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

kaņț (Livonian): edge, brink

Definitions

  1. edge, brink

Ancestry of “kaņț”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankant—
2Middle Dutchkant—
3Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
4Gaulishcantos—
5Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →