Where does “canot” come from?
canot (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.
canot (Middle French): small boat made from a tree trunk
Definitions
- small boat made from a tree trunk