Where does “schinke” come from?

schinke (Middle High German) comes from Old High German scinco, from Proto-West Germanic skinkō, from Proto-Germanic skinkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

schinke (Middle High German): shank; shin bone; ham

Definitions

  1. shank; shin bone; ham

Ancestry of “schinke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscincothigh
2Proto-West Germanicskinkōthigh, shank
3Proto-Germanicskinkôthigh; shank
4Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew

Words derived from “schinke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinkô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skinkō →