An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kante

by Friedrich 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.’