Where does “helskinnet” come from?

helskinnet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skinn, from Old Norse skinn, from Proto-Germanic skinþą, from Proto-Indo-European sken-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- — to peel; to split off; peel.

helskinnet (Norwegian Bokmål): unscathed, safe and sound, without a scratch

Definitions

  1. unscathed, safe and sound, without a scratch

Ancestry of “helskinnet”, step by step

helskinnet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskinnskin; hide, fur; leather
2Old Norseskinnanimal hide
3Proto-Germanicskinþąanimal hide; fruit peel; skin
4Proto-Indo-Europeansken-to split off
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel

via Norwegian Bokmål hel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhelwhole, unbroken; pure, all; it, all of it, the...
2Old Norseheillhealth; omen, happiness; healthy
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sken- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinþą →