Where does “kant” come from?
kant (Polish) comes from Low German kant, from Middle Low German kant, from Middle Dutch kant, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.
kant (Polish): edge; crease in fabric, e.g. on trousers; an...
Definitions
- edge; crease in fabric, e.g. on trousers; an...
Ancestry of “kant”, step by step
kant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Low German kant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | kant | edge, corner |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kant | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | kant | — |
| 4 | Latin | canthus | the iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;... |
| 5 | Gaulish | cantos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | cantos | corner, rim |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂ndʰ | — |
via German kant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kant | notably borne by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant |