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
Ancestry of “hinkan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hinkaną | to limp, to hobble |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keng- | to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew |
Words derived from “hinkan”