Etymology of the English word scarfskin
the English word
scarfskinderived 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
scarfderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*skerf-Date
The earliest known usage of scarfskin in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
