Where does “kinkōn” come from?

kinkōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kinkōną, from Proto-Indo-European ganǵ- — to mock, insult.

Ancestry of “kinkōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickinkōnąto laugh loudly, kink
2Proto-Indo-Europeanganǵ-to mock, insult

Words derived from “kinkōn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ganǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic kinkōną