Where does “cane” come from?

cane (Old French) comes from Middle Low German kāne, from Old Saxon *kano, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

cane (Old French): tube

Definitions

  1. tube

Ancestry of “cane”, step by step

cane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German kāne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankāne—
2Old Saxon*kano—
3Proto-Italickanōto sing
4Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
5Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

via Latin canna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
2Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
3Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
4Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

Words derived from “cane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kanô →Every word from Proto-Italic kanō →