Where does “kenk-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kenk-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kenk-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gengʰ-
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