Where does “kin” come from?

kin (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon kinni, from Proto-West Germanic kinnu, from Proto-Germanic kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- — jaw, cheek, chin; cheek.

Ancestry of “kin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkinnichin
2Proto-West Germanickinnuchin, jaw
3Proto-Germanickinnuzcheek; chin, jaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinnuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kinnu →