myEtymology.com: English etymology of skinflint

Etymology of the English word skinflint

the English word skinflint

derived from the English word skin

derived from the Old Norse word skinn

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sek-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *skintha-

derived from the English word flint

The earliest known usage of skinflint in English dates from the 18th century.

Word found in Modern English