skin- root words — words with the skin- root

The root skin- comes from Old Norse skinn, meaning skin. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including buckskin, buckskins. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the skin- root

Explore words with skin- — words containing the skin- root and sharing its sense of "skin". Examples include buckskin, buckskins. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does skin- mean?

The skin- root means skin, from Old Norse skinn. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.