Where does “Kant” come from?

Kant (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle Dutch kante, 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.

Kant (Luxembourgish): edge

Definitions

  1. edge

Ancestry of “Kant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkante
2GermanKanteedge
3Low Germankantedge, corner
4Middle Low Germankant
5Middle Dutchkant
6Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
7Gaulishcantos
8Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ
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