Where does “hinke” come from?

hinke (German) comes from German hinken, from Middle High German hinken, from Old High German hinkan, from Proto-West Germanic hinkan, from Proto-Germanic hinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

hinke (German): inflection of hinken: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of hinken: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “hinke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhinkento limp, to hobble
2Middle High Germanhinken—
3Old High Germanhinkanto limp
4Proto-West Germanichinkanto limp, to hobble
5Proto-Germanichinkanąto limp, to hobble
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hinkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hinkan →