An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kante

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Kanne

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Kante

Kantschu

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Kante.

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2525358An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — KanteJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Kante, feminine, ‘sharp edge, border, margin, fine lace,’ Modern High German only, from Low German kante, ‘edge, corner’; the latter, like English cant, ‘corner, edge,’ which is also unknown to the earlier periods of the language, is derived from French cant, ‘corner,’ which, with Italian canto, is said to be based finally on Greek κάνθος, ‘felloe of a wheel.’