Where does “Schinken” come from?

Schinken (German) comes from Middle High German schinke, from Old High German scinco, from Proto-West Germanic skinkō, from Proto-Germanic skinkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

Schinken (German): ham, pork from the hindquarter; hams, buttocks

Definitions

  1. ham, pork from the hindquarter; hams, buttocks

Ancestry of “Schinken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschinkeshank; shin bone; ham
2Old High Germanscincothigh
3Proto-West Germanicskinkōthigh, shank
4Proto-Germanicskinkôthigh; shank
5Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew

Words derived from “Schinken”

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