Where does “скинхе́д” come from?
скинхе́д (Russian) comes from English skinhead, from English head, from Middle English heed, from Old English hēafod, from Proto-Germanic haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European káput- — head.
Ancestry of “скинхе́д”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | skinhead | Someone with a shaved head; Member of the... |
| 2 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 3 | Middle English | heed | head; The chief, most renowned or most prominent... |
| 4 | Old English | hēafod | head; top; source, origin; chief, leader;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haubudą | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput- | head |