Where does “canon” come from?
canon (Middle French) comes from Middle French cane, 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.
Ancestry of “canon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | cane | duck, female duck; duck, female duck; literally... |
| 2 | Old French | cane | tube |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kāne | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *kano | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |
Words derived from “canon”