schinden

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schinden, schinten (“to cheat; swindle; torment; peel off; skin”), from Old High German skinden, skinten (“to skin; flay; peel off”), from Proto-Germanic *skindijaną, *skinþijaną (“to skin; flay”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ken- (“to split off; peel”). Cognate with German Low German schinden, schinnen (“to torment; afflict; harass”). Related to English skin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃɪndn̩]
• Hyphenation: schin‧den

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Verb

1. to mistreat

Further reading

• “schinden” in Duden online