Where does “hinken” come from?
hinken (Middle English) comes from Old English hincian, from Proto-Germanic hinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.
Ancestry of “hinken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hincian | to limp, hobble |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hinkaną | to limp, to hobble |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keng- | to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew |