Where does “sorgkant” come from?

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

sorgkant (Swedish): black edge traditionally surrounding mourning stationery or condolence cards

Definitions

  1. black edge traditionally surrounding mourning stationery or condolence cards

Ancestry of “sorgkant”, step by step

sorgkant 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 sorg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsorgsorrow, grief
2Old Norsesorgsorrow, grief
3Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →