Where does “schinke” come from?
schinke (Low German) comes from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic skinkō, from Proto-Germanic skinkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.
Ancestry of “schinke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | schinke | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | skinka | ham |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skinkō | thigh, shank |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skinkô | thigh; shank |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keng- | to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew |
Words derived from “schinke”