Where does “hinken” come from?
hinken (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hinkan, from Proto-West Germanic hinkan, 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 High German | hinkan | to limp |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hinkan | to limp, to hobble |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hinkaną | to limp, to hobble |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keng- | to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew |
Words derived from “hinken”