Where does “guldkant” come from?

guldkant (Swedish) comes from Swedish känt, from French cant, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

guldkant (Swedish): an edge of gold, a gilded edge

Definitions

  1. an edge of gold, a gilded edge

Ancestry of “guldkant”, step by step

guldkant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish känt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkäntan edge; border; rim
2Frenchcantcorner
3Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
4Gaulishcantos—
5Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—

via Swedish guld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishguldgold; gold as a symbol of money, wealth, fortune...
2Old Norsegullgold; a jewel, thing of value, especially a...
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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