Where does “keng-” come from?

keng- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gengʰ- — to turn, wind, braid, weave.

keng- (Proto-Germanic): to bend, turn

Definitions

  1. to bend, turn

Ancestry of “keng-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangengʰ-to turn, wind, braid, weave
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