Where does “chyn” come from?

chyn (Middle English) comes from Old English ċinn, from Proto-West Germanic kinnu, from Proto-Germanic kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- — jaw, cheek, chin; cheek.

chyn (Middle English): The chin or jawline; The bone composing the chin;...

Definitions

  1. The chin or jawline; The bone composing the chin;...

Ancestry of “chyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċinnchin
2Proto-West Germanickinnuchin, jaw
3Proto-Germanickinnuzcheek; chin, jaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek

Words derived from “chyn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu-