Where does “scinco” come from?

scinco (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic skinkō, from Proto-Germanic skinkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

scinco (Old High German): thigh

Definitions

  1. thigh

Ancestry of “scinco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskinkōthigh, shank
2Proto-Germanicskinkôthigh; shank
3Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew

Words derived from “scinco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinkô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skinkō →