Where does “skinnyish” come from?
skinnyish (English) comes from English skinny, from English skin, from Middle English skinn, from Old English scinn, from Old Norse skinn, from Proto-Germanic skinþą, from Proto-Indo-European sken-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- — to peel; to split off; peel.
skinnyish (English): Somewhat skinny
Definitions
- Somewhat skinny
Ancestry of “skinnyish”, step by step
skinnyish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English skinny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skinny | thin, generally in a negative sense; Low-fat;... |
| 2 | English | skin | The outer protective layer of the body of any... |
| 3 | Middle English | skinn | Alternative form of skyn |
| 4 | Old English | scinn | a skin |
| 5 | Old Norse | skinn | animal hide |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skinþą | animal hide; fruit peel; skin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sken- | to split off |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ken- | to peel; to split off; peel |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |