Where does “קינביין” come from?

קינביין (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ביין, from Middle High German bein, from Old High German bein, from Proto-West Germanic bain, from Proto-Germanic bainą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

קינביין (Yiddish): jawbone

Definitions

  1. jawbone

Ancestry of “קינביין”, step by step

קינביין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ביין

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבייןbone
2Middle High Germanbeinleg
3Old High Germanbeinleg; bone
4Proto-West Germanicbainleg; bone
5Proto-Germanicbainąleg; bone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Yiddish קין

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקיןchin
2Middle High Germangēn—
3Old High Germangēn—
4Proto-West Germanicgānto go
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bainą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bain →