Where does “okantować” come from?
okantować (Polish) comes from Polish kantować, from Polish kant, from Low German kant, from Middle Low German kant, from Middle Dutch kant, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos.
okantować (Polish): to con, to swindle, to trick
Definitions
- to con, to swindle, to trick
Ancestry of “okantować”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kantować | to con, to swindle, to trick |
| 2 | Polish | kant | edge; crease in fabric, e.g. on trousers; an... |
| 3 | Low German | kant | edge, corner |
| 4 | Middle Low German | kant | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | kant | — |
| 6 | Latin | canthus | the iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;... |
| 7 | Gaulish | cantos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | cantos | corner, rim |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂ndʰ | — |