hinken

German (Berlin)

[ˈhɪŋkn̩]

verb-weak

Definitions

to limp, to hobble (walk with difficulty due to injury)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German hinken inherited from Old High German hinkan (limp) inherited from *hinkan inherited from Proto-Germanic *hinkaną (limp, hobble, be injured).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hinkaną

Gloss

limp, hobble, be injured

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*hinkaną Proto-Germanic
*hunc Old English
hincian Old English
hinkan Old High German
hinken Middle High German
הינקען Yiddish
*hinkan gmw-pro
*hinkan Old Dutch
шега Macedonian
шѧга Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian