Where does “pinken” come from?

pinken (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

pinken (English): To become pink; To make pink; To blush

Definitions

  1. To become pink; To make pink; To blush

Ancestry of “pinken”, step by step

pinken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English Pink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPinkAn operative of the Pinkerton National Detective...
2Dutchpingelento wrangle, to try to get a better price; to do...
3West Frisianpingelsmall item
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →