Where does “kont” come from?

kont (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Finnish kontti, from English container, from Middle English conteyner.

kont (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bag made of birchbark or long spruce shavings

Definitions

  1. a bag made of birchbark or long spruce shavings

Ancestry of “kont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonttitraditional type of knapsack made of birch bark;...
2EnglishcontainerSomeone who contains; something that contains; An...
3Middle Englishconteyner—
Every word from Middle English conteyner →Every word from English container →Every word from Finnish kontti →
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