Where does “unkinky” come from?
unkinky (English) comes from English kinky, 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.
unkinky (English): Not kinky
Definitions
- Not kinky
Ancestry of “unkinky”, step by step
unkinky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kinky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kinky | Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl; Marked by... |
| 2 | English | kink | To laugh loudly; To gasp for breath as in a... |
| 3 | Middle English | kinken | — |
| 4 | Old English | cincian | to laugh loudly; cackle |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kinkōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kinkōną | to laugh loudly, kink |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ganǵ- | to mock, insult |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |