Where does “skinne” come from?
skinne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German schiene, from Middle High German schine, from Old High German skina, from Proto-West Germanic skinu, from Proto-Germanic skinō, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
skinne (Norwegian Bokmål): a rail; to shine
Ancestry of “skinne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | schiene | first/third-person singular subjunctive II of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | schine | — |
| 3 | Old High German | skina | bar, track |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skinu | bar, track; shin, spine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skinō | plate; rim; piece; shinbone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “skinne”