Where does “kinn” come from?

kinn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- — jaw, cheek, chin; cheek.

kinn (Old Norse): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “kinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickinnuzcheek; chin, jaw
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek

Words derived from “kinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinnuz →