Where does “cancettung” come from?

cancettung (Old English) comes from Old English cancettan, from Old English -ettan, from Proto-West Germanic -attjan, from Proto-Germanic -atjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.

cancettung (Old English): a cackling laughter

Definitions

  1. a cackling laughter

Ancestry of “cancettung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcancettanto cry out; chatter; mock; deride
2Old English-ettanverbal suffix denoting frequency or intensification
3Proto-West Germanic-attjanCreates intensive verbs
4Proto-Germanic-atjanąCreates intensive verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-dyé-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dyé- →Every word from Old English -ettan →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -attjan →