Where does “skinne” come from?

skinne (Danish) comes from Proto-West Germanic skinu, from Proto-Germanic skinō, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skinne (Danish): rail; band; splint

Definitions

  1. rail; band; splint

Ancestry of “skinne”, step by step

skinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic skinu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskinubar, track; shin, spine
2Proto-Germanicskinōplate; rim; piece; shinbone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Old Norse skína

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskínato shine
2Proto-Germanicskīnanąto shine; to appear
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “skinne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinō →