Where does “skogkant” come from?

skogkant (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kant, from Medieval Latin cantus, from Latin cano, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

skogkant (Norwegian Bokmål): edge of a forest or wood, forest edge

Definitions

  1. edge of a forest or wood, forest edge

Ancestry of “skogkant”, step by step

skogkant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkantedge, border, rim
2Medieval Latincantuscorner, side; sung, recited; sounded, blew
3Latincanoto sing, recite, play
4Proto-Italickanōto sing
5Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

via Norwegian Bokmål skog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskogforest, wood
2Old Norseskógrwood, forest
3Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kanô →Every word from Proto-Italic kanō →