Where does “kinkster” come from?

kinkster (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.

kinkster (English): One who enjoys kinky erotic activities

Definitions

  1. One who enjoys kinky erotic activities

Ancestry of “kinkster”, 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

Words derived from “kinkster”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ganǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kinkōn →