Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kanô

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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

According to the Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, from Proto-Indo-European *gan-, *gandʰ- (container, vessel) through an extension *gán(dʰ)ō.[1] Cognates within Indo-European uncertain. Probably related to *kannǭ.

Pronunciation

Noun

*kanô m

  1. vessel, vat, tub
  2. 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

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *kanō
  • Old Norse: kani; (kǿna, kœna)

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 351.