Where does “skin” come from?
skin (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skína, from Old Norse skína, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.
skin (Icelandic): shine, shimmer, brightness
Definitions
- shine, shimmer, brightness
Ancestry of “skin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | skína | to shine |
| 2 | Old Norse | skína | to shine |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skīnaną | to shine; to appear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₁y- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “skin”