Where does “אונטערהינקען” come from?

אונטערהינקען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish הינקען, from Middle High German hinken, from Old High German hinkan, from Proto-West Germanic hinkan, from Proto-Germanic hinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

אונטערהינקען (Yiddish): limp a little

Definitions

  1. limp a little

Ancestry of “אונטערהינקען”, step by step

אונטערהינקען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish הינקען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהינקעןlimp
2Middle High Germanhinken—
3Old High Germanhinkanto limp
4Proto-West Germanichinkanto limp, to hobble
5Proto-Germanichinkanąto limp, to hobble
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew

via Yiddish אונטער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאונטערunder
2Old High Germanuntarunder
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hinkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hinkan →