Where does “shin” come from?
Shin comes from Middle English shine, Old English sċīnan and scinu, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European skey- and sek-, ultimately from a root meaning to cut or separate.
shin (English): The front part of the leg below the knee; the...
Definitions
- The front part of the leg below the knee; the...
Ancestry of “shin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | sìn | stretch |
| 2 | Middle Irish | sin | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | sín | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | sindos | this |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗm | one |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “shin”