Etymology

shin

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Today it means: The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Full definition →

Middle English schyne ← Old English scinu ← Proto-West Germanic *skinu
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shin · noun, verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*skinō
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*skinu
  3. Old English · inherited fromscinu
  4. Middle English · inherited fromschyne
  5. English todayshin

From Middle English schyne, from Old English scinu, from Proto-West Germanic *skinu, from Proto-Germanic *skinō. Cognate with West Frisian skine, Dutch scheen, German Schiene. Not related to skin.

Shin · proper noun2

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromabhainn
  2. English todayShin

From Scottish Gaelic abhainn Sin.

Shin · proper noun3

  1. Korean · borrowed from신
  2. English todayShin

Borrowed from Korean 신 (sin), derived from 申, 辛, or 愼.

Words from the same roots

Proto-West Germanic*skinu all →

skein

Proto-Germanic*skinō all →

chineskein

Scottish Gaelicabhainn all →

Teviot

Korean신 all →

sin

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