Where does “kink” come from?
Kink comes from Middle English kinken, from Old English cincian, from Proto-Germanic kinkōną, from Proto-Indo-European gengʰ-.
kink (English): To laugh loudly; To gasp for breath as in a...
Definitions
- To laugh loudly; To gasp for breath as in a...
Ancestry of “kink”, step by step
kink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English kinken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | kinken | — |
| 2 | Old English | cincian | to laugh loudly; cackle |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kinkōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kinkōną | to laugh loudly, kink |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ganǵ- | to mock, insult |
via Dutch kink
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kink | a twist or curl in a rope; kink, twist or bend |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kenk- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gengʰ- | to turn, wind, braid, weave |
Words derived from “kink”