Where does “kyken” come from?

kyken (Middle English) comes from Old Norse kikna, from Proto-Germanic kaik-.

kyken (Middle English): to kick

Definitions

  1. to kick

Ancestry of “kyken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekiknato bend backwards, sink at the knee; to sink at...
2Proto-Germanickaik-—

Words derived from “kyken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kaik- →Every word from Old Norse kikna →
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