Where does “Kënn” come from?

Kënn (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German kinni, from Proto-West Germanic kinnu, from Proto-Germanic kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- — jaw, cheek, chin; cheek.

Kënn (Luxembourgish): chin

Definitions

  1. chin

Ancestry of “Kënn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankinnichin
2Proto-West Germanickinnuchin, jaw
3Proto-Germanickinnuzcheek; chin, jaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinnuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kinnu →