Where does “thickskin” come from?

thickskin (English) comes from English thick, from Middle English thikke, from Old English þicce, from Proto-West Germanic þikkwī, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

thickskin (English): A coarse, gross person; a person void of...

Definitions

  1. A coarse, gross person; a person void of...

Ancestry of “thickskin”, step by step

thickskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English thick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthickRelatively great in extent from one surface to...
2Middle EnglishthikkeAlternative form of thicke
3Old Englishþiccethick
4Proto-West Germanicþikkwīthick
5Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
6Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—

via English Skin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSkinThe outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human
2Middle EnglishskynThe skin; A layer or cover located in the inside...
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