Where does “קין” come from?

קין (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

קין (Yiddish): chin

Definitions

  1. chin

Ancestry of “קין”, step by step

קין traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German gēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangēn—
2Old High Germangēn—
3Proto-West Germanicgānto go
4Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Old High German kinni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankinnichin
2Proto-West Germanickinnuchin, jaw
3Proto-Germanickinnuzcheek; chin, jaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek

via Hebrew קַיִן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewקַיִןcraftsman

Words derived from “קין”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →