hincian

Old English

verb

Definitions

to limp, hobble

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hinkaną (limp, hobble, be injured) suffix from Old English *hunc.

Origin

Old English

*hunc

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

hinken German
hinken Dutch, Flemish
*hinkaną Proto-Germanic
*hunc Old English
hinka Old Norse
hinken Middle Dutch
hinken Middle High German
*hinkan gmw-pro
*hinkan Old Dutch
hink Scots

*hunc