Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skaiþōną

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

From *skaiþiz (sheath) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑi̯.θɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skaiþōną[1]

  1. to sheath

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skaiþō *skaiþǭ *skaiþōi ?
2nd singular *skaiþōsi *skaiþōs *skaiþō *skaiþōsai *skaiþōsau
3rd singular *skaiþōþi *skaiþō *skaiþōþau *skaiþōþai *skaiþōþau
1st dual *skaiþōs *skaiþōw
2nd dual *skaiþōþiz *skaiþōþiz *skaiþōþiz
1st plural *skaiþōmaz *skaiþōm *skaiþōnþai *skaiþōnþau
2nd plural *skaiþōþ *skaiþōþ *skaiþōþ *skaiþōnþai *skaiþōnþau
3rd plural *skaiþōnþi *skaiþōn *skaiþōnþau *skaiþōnþai *skaiþōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skaiþōdǭ *skaiþōdēdį̄
2nd singular *skaiþōdēz *skaiþōdēdīz
3rd singular *skaiþōdē *skaiþōdēdī
1st dual *skaiþōdēdū *skaiþōdēdīw
2nd dual *skaiþōdēdudiz *skaiþōdēdīdiz
1st plural *skaiþōdēdum *skaiþōdēdīm
2nd plural *skaiþōdēdud *skaiþōdēdīd
3rd plural *skaiþōdēdun *skaiþōdēdīn
present past
participles *skaiþōndz *skaiþōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skaiþōn
    • Old English: *sċēaþian
      • Middle English: shethen
  • Old Norse: skeiða

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skaiþōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 332