Where does “tchêne” come from?

tchêne (Norman) 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.

tchêne (Norman): oak; cane

Definitions

  1. oak; cane

Ancestry of “tchêne”, step by step

tchêne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French cane

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

via French quesne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquesne—
2Vulgar Latincassanus—
3Gaulishkassanos—

Words derived from “tchêne”

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