Where does “skin-” come from?

skin- (Danish) comes from Cimbrian -an, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

skin- (Danish): pseudo-, false

Definitions

  1. pseudo-, false

Ancestry of “skin-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbrian-anA suffix of all verbs in their infinitive form
2Middle High German-en—
3Old High German-īn—
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “skin-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Middle High German -en →