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This Proto-Germanic 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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, mask, hide, conceal”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*skūmaz m
- film; grime; scum
- foam; froth
- yeast
Inflection
Declension of *skūmaz (masculine a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*skūmaz
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*skūmōz, *skūmōs
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vocative
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*skūm
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*skūmōz, *skūmōs
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accusative
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*skūmą
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*skūmanz
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genitive
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*skūmas, *skūmis
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*skūmǫ̂
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dative
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*skūmai
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*skūmamaz
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instrumental
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*skūmō
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*skūmamiz
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Synonyms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *skūm
- Old Frisian: *skūm
- Saterland Frisian: Skuum, Schuum
- West Frisian: skûm, skom
- Old Saxon: *skūm
- Old Dutch: *scūm
- Middle Dutch: schuum
- Dutch: schuim
- → Middle English: scome, scume (partially from Old French escume)
- Old High German: skūm, scūm
- Middle High German: schūm
- → Vulgar Latin: *scūma
- Old French: escume
- Medieval Latin: scuma, schuma (see there for further descendants)
- Old Norse: *skúmr; *skúm