Where does “hinka” come from?

hinka (Old Norse) comes from Spanish hincar, from Spanish fincar, from Old Spanish fincar, from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

hinka (Old Norse): to limp or hobble

Definitions

  1. to limp or hobble

Ancestry of “hinka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhincarto thrust, drive
2Spanishfincarto thrust, stick; to plant, cultivate; to acquire...
3Old Spanishfincar
4Vulgar Latin*fīgicāre
5Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷōEvery word from Latin fīgōEvery word from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre
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