Where does “schinten” come from?

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

schinten (Middle High German): to cheat; swindle; torment; peel off; skin

Definitions

  1. to cheat; swindle; torment; peel off; skin

Ancestry of “schinten”, step by step

schinten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German skinden

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

via Old High German skinten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskintento skin; flay; peel off
2Proto-Germanicskinþijanąto skin; flay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skindijaną →Every word from Old High German skinden →