Where does “kink” come from?

kink (Estonian) comes from Middle Low German schenke, from Proto-West Germanic skinkō, from Proto-Germanic skinkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

kink (Estonian): gift; favour/favor; small mound, knoll

Definitions

  1. gift; favour/favor; small mound, knoll

Ancestry of “kink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschenkeleg; shank; shin bone; ham; inn
2Proto-West Germanicskinkōthigh, shank
3Proto-Germanicskinkôthigh; shank
4Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew

Words derived from “kink”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinkô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skinkō →