Where does “Kent” come from?

Kent (Middle English) comes from Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Proto-Celtic Cantio, from Proto-Celtic kantos, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ-.

Ancestry of “Kent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishCent—
2LatinCantiuma promontory in England (now Kent)
3Proto-CelticCantio—
4Proto-Celtickantoscorner; rim
5Proto-Indo-European*kh₂ndʰ-—

Words derived from “Kent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ- →