Where does “kinn” come from?

kinn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- — jaw, cheek, chin; cheek.

kinn (Icelandic): a cheek

Definitions

  1. a cheek

Ancestry of “kinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekinncheek
2Proto-Germanickinnuzcheek; chin, jaw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek

Words derived from “kinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinnuz →Every word from Old Norse kinn →