Etymograph

English

kinkle

From kink + -le (frequentative suffix).

Formed from kink + le

Proto-Indo-European *gang- ‘to mock, jeer, deride’

Proto-Germanic *kinkōną ‘to laugh’

Proto-West Germanic *kinkōn

Old English *cincian ‘to laugh loudly’

Middle English kinken

English kink

French le ‘the’

English le

Today it means

verb To kink.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / kinkle