Where does “Kinnbacke” come from?

Kinnbacke (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.

Kinnbacke (German): jowl, mandible

Definitions

  1. jowl, mandible

Ancestry of “Kinnbacke”, step by step

Kinnbacke 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 backe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbackeinflection of backen: ## first-person singular...
2Proto-West Germanicbakback
3Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
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