Where does “hinkan” come from?

hinkan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

hinkan (Proto-West Germanic): to limp, to hobble

Definitions

  1. to limp, to hobble

Ancestry of “hinkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichinkanąto limp, to hobble
2Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew

Words derived from “hinkan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hinkaną →