Where does “skint” come from?

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

skint (English): Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke; skinned

Definitions

  1. Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke; skinned

Ancestry of “skint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskinnedHaving skin; Covered in a thin membrane...
2English-edUsed to form past tenses of verbs. In...
3Middle English-edAlternative form of -hede
4Old English-edformed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

Words derived from “skint”

Every word from Old English -ed →Every word from English -ed →Every word from Middle English -ed →