Reconstruction:Old High German/skinko

This Old High German 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.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skinkō, from Proto-Germanic *skinō (“shank, shinbone, tibia”). Cognate with Old High German scinco.

Noun

*skinko (Lombardic)

1. shin
2. shinbone

Descendants

• → Italian: stinco