Where does “chyne” come from?

chyne (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;...

chyne (Middle English): Alternative form of cheyne

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cheyne

Ancestry of “chyne”, step by step

chyne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ċine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċinea crack, chine, chink
2Swahilikinumortar
3Proto-GermanickinōA split; crack; A germ; sprout
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵi-n-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

via Old French eschine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheschinespine
2Frankishskina—
3Proto-Germanicskinōplate; rim; piece; shinbone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “chyne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵi-n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinō →