Where does “cincian” come from?

cincian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic kinkōn, from Proto-Germanic kinkōną, from Proto-Indo-European ganǵ- — to mock, insult.

cincian (Old English): to laugh loudly; cackle

Definitions

  1. to laugh loudly; cackle

Ancestry of “cincian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickinkōn—
2Proto-Germanickinkōnąto laugh loudly, kink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanganǵ-to mock, insult

Words derived from “cincian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ganǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kinkōn →