Where does “skindød” come from?

skindød (Danish) comes from Danish skin-, 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.

skindød (Danish): appearing to be, but not being, dead; seeming,...

Definitions

  1. appearing to be, but not being, dead; seeming,...

Ancestry of “skindød”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskin-pseudo-, false
2Cimbrian-anA suffix of all verbs in their infinitive form
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Middle High German -en →