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Where does “kinnu” come from?

kinnu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- — jaw, cheek, chin; cheek.

kinnu (Proto-West Germanic): chin, jaw

Definitions

  1. chin, jaw

Ancestry of “kinnu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickinnuzcheek; chin, jaw
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek

Words derived from “kinnu”

  • Kinnlade
  • Kinn
  • Kinnbart
  • cinn
  • kinni
  • kinne
  • קינביין
  • קין
  • Kënn
  • kinne
  • kin
  • kinni
  • kin
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