Where does “kīnen” come from?

kīnen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kīnan, from Proto-Germanic kīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey-n-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

kīnen (Middle High German): to sprout

Definitions

  1. to sprout

Ancestry of “kīnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankīnan—
2Proto-Germanickīnanąto split open, sprout, germinate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-n-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

Words derived from “kīnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey-n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīnaną →