English
jerrycan
From Jerry (“a German”) + can, from its use by German troops in World War II.
A compound of Jerry ‘a German’ + can
Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’
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Proto-Germanic *kunnaną ‘to know’
Proto-West Germanic *kunnan ‘to recognise’
Old English cunnan ‘to know how’
Middle English can
English can
Today it means
noun A robust container for fuel or water, of a certain more or less rectangular shape, often made from pressed steel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / jerrycan