Where does “kynken” come from?

kynken (Middle English) comes from Old English cincian, from Proto-West Germanic kinkōn, from Proto-Germanic kinkōną, from Proto-Indo-European ganǵ- — to mock, insult.

Ancestry of “kynken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcincianto laugh loudly; cackle
2Proto-West Germanickinkōn—
3Proto-Germanickinkōnąto laugh loudly, kink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanganǵ-to mock, insult
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ganǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kinkōn →