Etymology of the English word redskin
the English word
redskinderived from the English word
skinderived from the Old Norse word
skinnderived from the Old Norse word
skinnderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sek-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*skintha-derived from the English word
redderived from the English word
readderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reudh-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ar-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*raedananderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*rauthazDate
The earliest known usage of redskin in English dates from the 17th century.
