hinken

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ɦɪŋkə(n)/

verb

Definitions

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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch hinken inherited from Old Dutch *hinkan 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
hinken Middle Dutch
hinkan Old High German
*hinkan gmw-pro
*hinkan Old Dutch