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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kinkōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gang-, *ganǵ- (to mock, insult). Cognate with Sanskrit गञ्ज (gañja, disrespect).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkin.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kinkōną

  1. to laugh loudly, kink

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: *cincian (attested in cincung); *cenċan
    • Middle English: kinken, kynken; kenchen; kinkehost
  • Old Frisian: *kinkja
    • West Frisian: kinkhoast
  • Old Saxon: *kinkōn
  • Old Dutch: *kinkōn
    • Middle Dutch: kincken, kinken; kinkhōste
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