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Where does “skinned” come from?

skinned (English) comes from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

skinned (English): Having skin; Covered in a thin membrane...

Definitions

  1. Having skin; Covered in a thin membrane...

Ancestry of “skinned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-edUsed to form past tenses of verbs. In...
2Middle English-edAlternative form of -hede
3Old English-edformed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

Words derived from “skinned”

  • unskinned
  • preskinned
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