Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kinnubain

This Proto-West Germanic 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.

Proto-West Germanic

Alternative forms

• *kinnibain

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kinnubainą. Equivalent to *kinnu (“chin, jaw”) +‎ *bain (“bone”). Cognate with Old Norse kinnebein.

Noun

*kinnubain n

1. jawbone

   Synonym: *kinnubakō

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kinnubain
Genitive	*kinnubainas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kinnubain	*kinnubainu
Accusative	*kinnubain	*kinnubainu
Genitive	*kinnubainas	*kinnubainō
Dative	*kinnubainē	*kinnubainum
Instrumental	*kinnubainu	*kinnubainum

Descendants

• Old English: ċinbān
  • Middle English: cynnbane
    • English: chinbone
• Old Saxon: *kinnibēn
  • Middle Low German: kinnebēn
• Old High German: kinnibein
  • Middle High German: kinnebein
    • Yiddish: קינביין (kinbeyn)