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Etymology of the English word skinhead

the English word skinhead
derived from the English word head
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khaubuthan
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kaput- (head)
derived from the English word skin
derived from the Old Norse word skinn
derived from the Old Norse word skinn
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sek-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *skintha-

Derivations in other languages

Italian skinhead

Cognates

Dutch skinhead, French skinhead, German Skinhead, Norwegian skinhead, Swedish skinhead



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