Where does “skinnvengje” come from?

skinnvengje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

skinnvengje (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bat

Definitions

  1. a bat

Ancestry of “skinnvengje”, step by step

skinnvengje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskinnskin; hide
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 Nynorsk vengje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvengjewing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sken- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinþą →