Where does “kinnibacco” come from?

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

kinnibacco (Old Dutch): jaw

Definitions

  1. jaw

Ancestry of “kinnibacco”, step by step

kinnibacco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch kinni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkinni—
2Proto-West Germanickinnuchin, jaw
3Proto-Germanickinnuzcheek; chin, jaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek

via Old Dutch *bacco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*bacco—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinnuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kinnu →