Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skattōną

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *skattāną (given the single attestation of a class 3 weak verb in GOH)

Etymology

From *skattaz (treasure, wealth) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈskɑt.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skattōną

  1. to collect treasure
  2. to estimate, value
  3. to pay tribute

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skattō *skattǭ *skattōi ?
2nd singular *skattōsi *skattōs *skattō *skattōsai *skattōsau
3rd singular *skattōþi *skattō *skattōþau *skattōþai *skattōþau
1st dual *skattōs *skattōw
2nd dual *skattōþiz *skattōþiz *skattōþiz
1st plural *skattōmaz *skattōm *skattōnþai *skattōnþau
2nd plural *skattōþ *skattōþ *skattōþ *skattōnþai *skattōnþau
3rd plural *skattōnþi *skattōn *skattōnþau *skattōnþai *skattōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skattōdǭ *skattōdēdį̄
2nd singular *skattōdēz *skattōdēdīz
3rd singular *skattōdē *skattōdēdī
1st dual *skattōdēdū *skattōdēdīw
2nd dual *skattōdēdudiz *skattōdēdīdiz
1st plural *skattōdēdum *skattōdēdīm
2nd plural *skattōdēdud *skattōdēdīd
3rd plural *skattōdēdun *skattōdēdīn
present past
participles *skattōndz *skattōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skattōn, *skattēn (given the single attestation of a class 3 weak verb in OHG), *skattijan (uncertain; possibly suggested by some descendants)
    • Old Frisian: *skattia (attested in brandskattia); *sketta
      • West Frisian: skatte (with an unetymological class 1 inflection)
      • Saterland Frisian: skatsje (possibly a new formation derived from Skats); skätte
      • Old Frisian: skattinge, skettinge
    • Old Saxon: *skattōn; *skattian
      • Middle Low German: schatten; *schetten (in brandschetten, twēschetten, etc.)
    • Old Dutch: *skatton; *skatten
    • Old High German: skazzōn; skazzēn
      • Middle High German: schatzen; schetzen
        • German: (archaic) schatzen; schätzen
        • Middle Low German: schetzen
  • Old Norse: skatta