Where does “outskin” come from?

outskin (English) comes from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

outskin (English): An outer skin; surface; The external skin; A skin...

Definitions

  1. An outer skin; surface; The external skin; A skin...

Ancestry of “outskin”, step by step

outskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English out

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
2Middle Englishouteout
3Old Englishūtout
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via English Skin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSkinThe outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human
2Middle EnglishskynThe skin; A layer or cover located in the inside...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →