Where does “couongnet” come from?

couongnet (Norman) comes from Old French coigne, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

couongnet (Norman): quoin

Definitions

  1. quoin

Ancestry of “couongnet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoignewedge, cornerstone, die for stamping
2Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū →Every word from Latin cuneus →
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