Where does “cane” come from?

cane (Middle French) comes from Old French cane, from Middle Low German kāne, from Old Saxon *kano, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

cane (Middle French): duck, female duck; duck, female duck; literally...

Definitions

  1. duck, female duck; duck, female duck; literally...

Ancestry of “cane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcanetube
2Middle Low Germankāne—
3Old Saxon*kano—
4Proto-Italickanōto sing
5Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

Words derived from “cane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kanô →Every word from Proto-Italic kanō →