Where does “kante” come from?
kante (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Dutch kant, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.
Ancestry of “kante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | kant | — |
| 2 | Latin | canthus | the iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;... |
| 3 | Gaulish | cantos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | cantos | corner, rim |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂ndʰ | — |
Words derived from “kante”