Old English canc

← Proto-Germanic *kanką (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *gang- (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *ganǵ- (mention)

→ English kink (cognate)

→ Old English gecanc (prefix)

→ Old English cancettan (affix)

→ Ancient Greek γαγγαίνειν (cognate)

→ Sanskrit गञ्ज (cognate)