Where does “scinn” come from?

scinn (Old English) comes 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.

scinn (Old English): a skin

Definitions

  1. a skin

Ancestry of “scinn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “scinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sken- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinþą →
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