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Where does “quanart” come from?

quanart (Old French) comes from Old French cane, 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.

quanart (Old French): duck

Definitions

  1. duck

Ancestry of “quanart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcanetube
2Middle Low Germankāne—
3Old Saxon*kano—
4Proto-Italickanōto sing
5Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

Words derived from “quanart”

  • canard
  • canard
  • canardière
  • canarder
  • canard brun
  • canard
  • canard
  • canard
  • kanar
  • kanaara
  • kanar
  • kanna
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