Where does “skinntorr” come from?

skinntorr (Swedish) comes from Swedish skinn, from Old Norse skinn, from Proto-Germanic skinþą, from Proto-Indo-European sken-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- — to peel; to split off; peel.

skinntorr (Swedish): skinny with dry (lifeless) skin (of a person or body part)

Definitions

  1. skinny with dry (lifeless) skin (of a person or body part)

Ancestry of “skinntorr”, step by step

skinntorr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskinnskin; hide, fur; leather
2Old Norseskinnanimal hide
3Proto-Germanicskinþąanimal hide; fruit peel; skin
4Proto-Indo-Europeansken-to split off
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel

via Swedish torr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtorrdry; boring and unexciting; torr; a unit of...
2Old Norseþurrdry
3Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sken- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinþą →