Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kinō

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 Pre-Germanic *ǵi-n-, originally a nasal-present from Proto-Indo-European *ǵey- (“to split; sprout”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈki.nɔː/

Noun

*kinō f

A split; crack
A germ; sprout

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *kinō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kinō	*kinôz
vocative	*kinō	*kinôz
accusative	*kinǭ	*kinōz
genitive	*kinōz	*kinǫ̂
dative	*kinōi	*kinōmaz
instrumental	*kinō	*kinōmiz

Related terms

*kīnaną

Descendants

Old English: ċinu; ċine
- Middle English: chin, chine, chyne
  - Scots: chin, chun
  - English: chine; chink
Old Frisian: (*kīn)
- Saterland Frisian: (Kien n)
Old Saxon: *kina; kin; kinislo; (*kīn m)
- Middle Low German: kinst m ?
- Danish: kin (dialectal)
Old Dutch: *kina
- Middle Dutch: kene
  - Dutch: keen