Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skiwją

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 *skiwô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskiw.jɑ̃/

Noun

*skiwją n

  1. (North Germanic) cloud
    Synonyms: *himinaz, *melhmô, *mihstaz, *skiwô, *wulkaną
  2. (North Germanic) sky
    Synonyms: *himinaz, *skiwô

Inflection

Declension of *skiwją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skiwją *skiwjō
vocative *skiwją *skiwjō
accusative *skiwją *skiwjō
genitive *skiwjas, *skiwis *skiwjǫ̂
dative *skiwjai *skiwjamaz
instrumental *skiwjō *skiwjamiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: ský
    • Icelandic: ský (“cloud”)
    • Faroese: skýggj (“cloud”)
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: sky f (“cloud”)
    • Old Swedish: skȳ (“cloud, sky”)
      • Swedish: sky (“sky, heaven”)
    • Old Danish: sky
      • Danish: sky (“cloud”)
        • Norwegian Bokmål: sky m or f (“cloud”)
    • → Middle English: sky, skie, ske (“cloud, sky”)
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