Where does “superskinny” come from?
superskinny (English) comes from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.
superskinny (English): Very skinny
Definitions
- Very skinny
Ancestry of “superskinny”, step by step
superskinny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 2 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 3 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 4 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 6 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
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 |