Reconstruction:Old Dutch/skenco

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From earlier Old Dutch *skankjo, from Proto-West Germanic *skankijō. Equivalent to skenken (“to pour”) +‎ -o (“forms an agent noun”).

Noun

*skenco m

  1. cupbearer

Inflection

Declension of *skenco (masculine an-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *skenco *skencon
accusative *skencon *skencon
genitive *skenkin *skencono
dative *skenkin *skencon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: schenke, schinke

References

  • “Skenko”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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