Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skuwwô

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)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ *(s)ḱuh₃-nés (“(one's) shadow, reflection”), from *(s)ḱeh₃w- (“shadow”) +‎ *-ō. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Alternatively, per Kroonen, from or influenced in meaning by Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (“to perceive, observe”),[1] while Orel prefers a derivation from *(s)kewH- (“to cover, hide”).[2]

Noun

*skuwwô m[1]

  1. reflection, mirror image
  2. shadow

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*skuwwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 452
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skuwwōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 347
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