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Where does “Kinnbart” come from?

Kinnbart (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.

Kinnbart (German): the portion of the beard on the chin, especially ...

Definitions

  1. the portion of the beard on the chin, especially ...

Ancestry of “Kinnbart”, step by step

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