Where does “kanonkule” come from?
kanonkule (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kule, from English cool, from Middle English cool, from Middle English pek, from Middle English pike, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix — sap, juice.
kanonkule (Norwegian Bokmål): a cannonball
Definitions
- a cannonball
Ancestry of “kanonkule”, step by step
kanonkule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kule | a bullet; a sphere; a ball |
| 2 | English | cool | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or... |
| 3 | Middle English | cool | — |
| 4 | Middle English | pek | peak |
| 5 | Middle English | pike | Alternative form of pyke; pike; sharp point, iron... |
| 6 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 8 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |
via Norwegian Bokmål kanon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kanon | cannon; canon |
| 2 | Old French | canon | tube; cannon |
| 3 | Italian | cannone | cannon; ace; large tube or pipe |
| 4 | Italian | canna | cane; barrel; rod |
| 5 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 8 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |