Where does “skin” come from?
skin (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse skína, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.
skin (Old Norse): shine
Ancestry of “skin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skína | to shine |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skīnaną | to shine; to appear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₁y- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “skin”