Where does “*kīnan” come from?

*kīnan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey-n-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

*kīnan (Proto-West Germanic): to split open

Definitions

  1. to split open

Ancestry of “*kīnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickīnanąto split open, sprout, germinate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-n-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

Words derived from “*kīnan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey-n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīnaną →