skinn

Swedish

/ɧɪnː/

noun
Definitions
  • (human) skin
  • (animal) hide, fur (of a whole animal, used as a rug etc.)
  • (processed) leather

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse skinn (animal hide) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skinþą derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kenǝ-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kenǝ-

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