Where does “shinsplint” come from?

shinsplint (English) comes from English shin, from Scottish Gaelic sìn, from Middle Irish sin, from Old Irish sín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

shinsplint (English): A painful inflammation of the muscles in the...

Definitions

  1. A painful inflammation of the muscles in the...

Ancestry of “shinsplint”, step by step

shinsplint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshinThe front part of the leg below the knee; the...
2Scottish Gaelicsìnstretch
3Middle Irishsinthat
4Old Irishsínweather
5Proto-Celticsindosthis
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via English splint

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsplintA narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a...
2Middle Englishsplint—
3Middle Low Germansplinte—
4Proto-Germanic*splintǭ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗm →Every word from Proto-Celtic sindos →
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