Buckskin
/ˈbʌkˌskɪn/noun
A soft leather made from the hide of a deer or other animal, or a garment made from it.
Did you know?The word is a transparent compound of buck + skin, and in early American usage buckskin could also refer to clothing made from it, becoming a symbol of frontier identity and toughness.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰeh₂g-
“to beech-tree / beech (the ancient root behind several Germanic words)”
Old English
OE
bucca
“male deer or goat”
Old English
OE
scinn
“skin, hide, leather”
Middle English
ME
buck skyn
“the hide of a buck; leather made from deer hide”
Early Modern English
English
buckskin
“deer hide leather; later, clothing made of it”
Modern English
English
buckskin
“soft leather made from deer hide, or garments made from it”