Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skelduz

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 pre-Germanic *skelH-tús, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split”). Compare Lithuanian ski̇̀ltis (“slice”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskel.duz/

Noun

*skelduz m

  1. shield

Inflection

Declension of *skelduz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skelduz *skildiwiz
vocative *skeldu *skildiwiz
accusative *skeldų *skeldunz
genitive *skeldauz *skildiwǫ̂
dative *skildiwi *skeldumaz
instrumental *skeldū *skeldumiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*skeldu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 442
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