shyn
Middle English
/ˈʃin(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- The shin portion of the leg between the knee and the foot.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English sċinu inherited from *skinu inherited from Proto-Germanic *skinō (plate, rim, piece, shinbone).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skinō
Gloss
plate, rim, piece, shinbone
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
🍽️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- shin English
- shinbone English
- shinguard English
- shinless English
- shinny English
- shinplaster English
- shinsplint English
- shinsplints English
- *skinō Proto-Germanic
- scinban Old English
- scinu Old English
- sċinu Old English
- skina Old High German
- *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌽𐌰 Gothic
- *skinu gmw-pro
- *skina Old Dutch
- skina Old Saxon
- *skina Frankish