Where does “kinn” come from?
kinn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- — jaw, cheek, chin; cheek.
kinn (Norwegian Bokmål): a cheek; a steep hill or slope
Definitions
- a cheek; a steep hill or slope
Ancestry of “kinn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kinn | cheek |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kinnuz | cheek; chin, jaw |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénu- | jaw, cheek, chin; cheek |