Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hinkaną
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *keng-. Cognate with Old Irish cingid (“to tread, step”) (< Proto-Celtic *kengeti).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
*hinkaną[1]
- (West Germanic) to limp, to hobble
Inflection
Conjugation of *hinkaną (strong class 3)
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *hinkan