Where does “Glaskinn” come from?

Glaskinn (German) comes from German Kinn, from Middle High German kinne, from Old High German kinni, from Proto-West Germanic kinnu, from Proto-Germanic kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- — jaw, cheek, chin; cheek.

Glaskinn (German): glass jaw

Definitions

  1. glass jaw

Ancestry of “Glaskinn”, step by step

Glaskinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKinnchin
2Middle High Germankinne—
3Old High Germankinnichin
4Proto-West Germanickinnuchin, jaw
5Proto-Germanickinnuzcheek; chin, jaw
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek

via German glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglasglass
2Old High Germanglas—
3Proto-West Germanicglasglass
4Proto-Germanicglasąglass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinnuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kinnu →