Where does “kinni” come from?

kinni (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic kinnu, from Proto-Germanic kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- — jaw, cheek, chin; cheek.

Ancestry of “kinni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickinnuchin, jaw
2Proto-Germanickinnuzcheek; chin, jaw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek

Words derived from “kinni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinnuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kinnu →
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