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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kinkōną | to laugh loudly, kink |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ganǵ- | to mock, insult |
Words derived from “kinkōn”