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Where does “schinden” come from?

schinden (German) comes from Middle High German schinden, from Old High German skinden, from Proto-Germanic skindijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- — to peel; to split off; peel.

schinden (German): to mistreat, maltreat; to make an effort, to...

Definitions

  1. to mistreat, maltreat; to make an effort, to...

Ancestry of “schinden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschinden—
2Old High Germanskinden—
3Proto-Germanicskindijaną—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel

Words derived from “schinden”

  • Schinder
  • šinter
  • шинтер
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