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Where does “skinō” come from?

skinō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skinō (Proto-Germanic): plate; rim; piece; shinbone

Definitions

  1. plate; rim; piece; shinbone

Ancestry of “skinō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “skinō”

  • chime
  • shin
  • chine
  • shinny
  • chined
  • shinplaster
  • shinsplints
  • windchime
  • chimer
  • chimelike
  • chimeless
  • chimist
  • chimeth
  • shinguard
  • chimest
  • rechime
  • shinsplint
  • shinless
  • multichine
  • esquinar
  • esquina
  • шина
  • échine
  • Stromschiene
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