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

  1. a cheek; a steep hill or slope

Ancestry of “kinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekinncheek
2Proto-Germanickinnuzcheek; chin, jaw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinnuz →Every word from Old Norse kinn →