Where does “skinhead” come from?

Skinhead derives from English skin and head, with skin tracing to Middle English skinn, Old English hēafod, Proto-Germanic haubudą, and Proto-Indo-European kauput-, while head ultimately descends from Proto-Indo-European skeh₁i-d-.

skinhead (English): Someone with a shaved head; Member of the...

Definitions

Someone with a shaved head; Member of the...

Ancestry of “skinhead”, step by step

skinhead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English head

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	head	The part of the body of an animal or human which...
2	Middle English	heed	head; The chief, most renowned or most prominent...
3	Old English	hēafod	head; top; source, origin; chief, leader;...
4	Proto-Germanic	haubudą	head
5	Proto-Indo-European	káput-	head

via English Skin

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Skin	The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human
2	Middle English	skyn	The skin; A layer or cover located in the inside...

Words derived from “skinhead”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from Old English hēafod →