English
lightskin
From light + skin.
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘to shine’
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Proto-Germanic *leuhtą
Proto-West Germanic *leuht ‘light’
Old English lēoht
Middle English light ‘light, illumination’
English light
Proto-Indo-European *sken- ‘to split off’
Proto-Germanic *skinþą ‘animal hide’
Old Norse skinn ‘animal hide’
Old English scinn ‘a skin’
Middle English skyn ‘a hide’
English skin
Today it means
noun A black, mixed race, Indigenous, Latino, or other person of color who has relatively light-coloured skin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lightskin