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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey-