Where does “gink” come from?

gink (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.

gink (English): A guy, a fellow, especially a foolish,...

Definitions

  1. A guy, a fellow, especially a foolish,...

Ancestry of “gink”, step by step

gink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English kink

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

via English geck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgeckscorn; derision; contempt; Fool; idiot; imbecile;...
2Dutchgekcrazy, mad; ludicrous, farcical; silly, playful
3Middle Dutchgeckmadman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ganǵ- →