Where does “KinkTok” come from?

KinkTok (English) comes from English kink, from Middle English kinken, from Old English cincian, from Proto-West Germanic kinkōn, from Proto-Germanic kinkōną, from Proto-Indo-European ganǵ- — to mock, insult.

KinkTok (English): The community of kinksters and BDSM enthusiasts on TikTok

Definitions

  1. The community of kinksters and BDSM enthusiasts on TikTok

Ancestry of “KinkTok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkinkTo laugh loudly; To gasp for breath as in a...
2Middle Englishkinken—
3Old Englishcincianto laugh loudly; cackle
4Proto-West Germanickinkōn—
5Proto-Germanickinkōnąto laugh loudly, kink
6Proto-Indo-Europeanganǵ-to mock, insult
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ganǵ- →