Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kanô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gan-, *gandʰ- (“container, vessel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.nɔːː/

Noun

*kanô m

vessel, vat, tub
boat

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *kanô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kanô	*kananiz
vocative	*kanô	*kananiz
accusative	*kananų	*kananunz
genitive	*kaniniz	*kananǫ̂
dative	*kanini	*kanammaz
instrumental	*kaninē	*kanammiz

Related terms

*kannǭ

Descendants

Old Saxon: *kano
- Middle Low German: kāne
  - German Low German: Kahn (“prison”)
  - Low German: Kane
  - → Middle High German: kane
    - German: Kahn
      - → Dutch: kaan
  - → Old French: cane
    - French: canard
      - → English: canard
Old High German: kan
- Middle High German: kan
Old Norse: kani; (kæna)
- (Icelandic: kæna)
- Norwegian: kane
- Swedish: kana
- Danish: kane

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