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Where does “skinden” come from?

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

Ancestry of “skinden”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skinden”

  • schinden
  • Schinder
  • шинтер
  • šinter
  • schinten
  • schinden
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