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 →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →