Where does “Kien” come from?

Kien (German) comes from Middle High German kien, from Old High German kien, from Proto-West Germanic *kēn — resinous pine wood which was used for torches.

Kien (German): resinous wood, fit for firing

Definitions

  1. resinous wood, fit for firing

Ancestry of “Kien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankien—
2Old High Germankien—
3Proto-West Germanic*kēnresinous pine wood which was used for torches

Words derived from “Kien”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kēn →Every word from Old High German kien →Every word from Middle High German kien →