Where does “kinen” come from?

kinen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch kīnan, from Proto-Germanic kīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey-n-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

kinen (Middle Dutch): to split open

Definitions

  1. to split open

Ancestry of “kinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkīnanto split, to tear
2Proto-Germanickīnanąto split open, sprout, germinate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-n-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey-n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīnaną →