Where does “hincian” come from?

hincian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

hincian (Old English): to limp, hobble

Definitions

  1. to limp, hobble

Ancestry of “hincian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichinkanąto limp, to hobble
2Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew

Words derived from “hincian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hinkaną →