Where does “canc” come from?

canc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kanką, from Proto-Indo-European geng- — lump.

canc (Old English): jeering; scorn; derision

Definitions

  1. jeering; scorn; derision

Ancestry of “canc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickankąjeer; derision; mockery
2Proto-Indo-Europeangeng-lump

Words derived from “canc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European geng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kanką →