Where does “skinka” come from?

skinka (Swedish) comes from Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic skinkō, from Proto-Germanic skinkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

skinka (Swedish): ham; buttock

Definitions

  1. ham; buttock

Ancestry of “skinka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanschinke—
2Middle Low Germanschinke—
3Old Saxonskinkaham
4Proto-West Germanicskinkōthigh, shank
5Proto-Germanicskinkôthigh; shank
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew

Words derived from “skinka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinkô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skinkō →