1. Etymology of the English word can
the English word can
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gnō-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gno-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *kanna
Derivations in English
canny, cannedCognates
Catalan canya, Catalan canó, Dutch kan, Dutch canon, Dutch kanon, Dutch kunnen, English cannon, English cane, English canon, French canne, French canon, German Kanne, German Kanon, German Kanone, German können, Icelandic kanna, Icelandic kanón, Icelandic kunna, Italian cannone, Italian canna, Latin canna, Norwegian kanne, Norwegian kanon, Spanish caña, Swedish kanna, Swedish kanon, Swedish kunna2. Etymology of the English word can
derived from the English word can