Where does “chine” come from?
chine (Middle English) comes from Old English ċine, from Swahili kinu, from Proto-Germanic kinō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵi-n-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
Ancestry of “chine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ċine | a crack, chine, chink |
| 2 | Swahili | kinu | mortar |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kinō | A split; crack; A germ; sprout |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵi-n- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵey- | to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;... |
Words derived from “chine”