Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skaþô

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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keh₁tH- (“to damage, harm”), and cognate with Ancient Greek ἀσκηθής (askēthḗs, “intact, safe, sound”, literally “without damage”), Old Irish scíth (“weary, tired”), as well as perhaps Old Armenian ցաւ (cʻaw, “pain, suffering”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑ.θɔːː/

Noun

*skaþô m

  1. damage, scathe
    Synonym: *mainą
  2. one who causes damage; injurer

Inflection

Declension of *skaþô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skaþô *skaþaniz
vocative *skaþô *skaþaniz
accusative *skaþanų *skaþanunz
genitive *skaþiniz *skaþanǫ̂
dative *skaþini *skaþammaz
instrumental *skaþinē *skaþammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*skaþjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 441: “*skaþan-”
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