Where does “känt” come from?

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

känt (Swedish): an edge; border; rim

Definitions

  1. an edge; border; rim

Ancestry of “känt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “känt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →