Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skiwô

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, bedeck”). Cognate with Old Irish ceó (“sky, heaven”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈski.wɔːː/

Noun

*skiwô m

  1. cloud cover, haze
  2. cloud
  3. sky

Inflection

Declension of *skiwô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skiwô *skiwaniz
vocative *skiwô *skiwaniz
accusative *skiwanų *skiwanunz
genitive *skiwiniz *skiwanǫ̂
dative *skiwini *skiwammaz
instrumental *skiwinē *skiwammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skiwō
  • Old Norse: *skew, *skiw
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