Where does “skinke” come from?

skinke (Danish) comes from Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic skinkō, from Proto-Germanic skinkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

skinke (Danish): ham

Definitions

  1. ham

Ancestry of “skinke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanschinke
2Middle Low Germanschinke
3Old Saxonskinkaham
4Proto-West Germanicskinkōthigh, shank
5Proto-Germanicskinkôthigh; shank
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng-Every word from Proto-Germanic skinkôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic skinkō
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