Where does “Kan” come from?

Kan (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German channa, from Proto-Germanic kannǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gandʰ- — vessel, tub; a vessel; container, vessel.

Kan (Luxembourgish): can; pot; jug

Definitions

  1. can; pot; jug

Ancestry of “Kan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanchannacan
2Proto-Germanickannǭa tankard, mug, cup, can; a jug, pitcher, pot
3Proto-Indo-Europeangandʰ-vessel, tub; a vessel; container, vessel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gandʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kannǭ →Every word from Old High German channa →
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