Where does “cant” come from?

cant (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Northern French cant, from Medieval Latin canthus.

cant (Middle Dutch): point, side, edge

Definitions

  1. point, side, edge

Ancestry of “cant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Northern Frenchcant—
2Medieval Latincanthus—

Words derived from “cant”

Every word from Medieval Latin canthus →Every word from Old Northern French cant →