Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kannǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Probably from a western Proto-Indo-European *gandʰ-, *gan- (“a vessel, vat, tub”), and related to *kanô (“vessel, boat”), as well as Middle Irish gand (“vessel, can”). An alternative etymology derives *kannǭ as possibly from Latin canna (“a reed, cane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.nɔ̃ː/

Noun

*kannǭ f

1. a tankard, mug, cup, can
2. a jug, pitcher, pot

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *kannǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kannǭ	*kannōniz
vocative	*kannǭ	*kannōniz
accusative	*kannōnų	*kannōnunz
genitive	*kannōniz	*kannōnǫ̂
dative	*kannōni	*kannōmaz
instrumental	*kannōnē	*kannōmiz

Related terms

• *kanô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *kannā
  • Old English: canne
    • Middle English: canne
      • Scots: can
      • English: can
        • → Scottish Gaelic: cana
  • Old Frisian: kanne, konne
    • Saterland Frisian: Kanne
    • West Frisian: kanne
  • Old Saxon: kanna
    • Middle Low German: kanne
      • German Low German: Kanne, Kann
  • Old Dutch: *kanna
    • Middle Dutch: kanne
      • Dutch: kan
  • → Medieval Latin: canna, cana, canneta, caneta, cannata
    • → Middle French: kanete
      • French: canette
    • → Byzantine Greek: καννίον (kanníon), κανίον (kaníon), κανίν (kanín)
      • → Classical Mandaic: ࡒࡀࡍࡉࡍࡀ (/⁠qannīnā⁠/)
      • → Classical Syriac: ܩܢܝܢܬܐ (/⁠qannīntā⁠/)
        • → Arabic: قِنِّينَة (qinnīna)
      • → Mishnaic Hebrew: קאנון / קנון
  • Old High German: channa
    • Middle High German: kanne
      • German: Kanne
        • → Hungarian: kanna
        • → Bulgarian: ка́на (kána)
        • → Lower Sorbian: kana
      • Luxembourgish: Kan
• Old Norse: kanna
  • Icelandic: kanna
  • Faroese: kanna
  • Norwegian: kanne
  • Old Swedish: kanna
    • Swedish: kanna
    • → Finnish: kannu
    • → Estonian: kann
  • Danish: kande
  • → Norman: canne; cannette (Jersey)