Where does “hinkelen” come from?

hinkelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch hinken, from Middle Dutch hinken, from Old Dutch hinkan, from Proto-West Germanic hinkan, from Proto-Germanic hinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

hinkelen (Dutch): to play the hopscotch

Definitions

  1. to play the hopscotch

Ancestry of “hinkelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhinkento limp, to hobble
2Middle Dutchhinkento limp, to hobble
3Old Dutchhinkan—
4Proto-West Germanichinkanto limp, to hobble
5Proto-Germanichinkanąto limp, to hobble
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 hinkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hinkan →