Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skīru

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

    A nominal formation probably related to Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, clear, sheer”).[1]

    Alternative theories include a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to divide”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Noun

    *skīru f

    1. office, district

    Declension

    ō-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *skīru
    Genitive *skīrā
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *skīru *skīrō
    Accusative *skīrā *skīrā
    Genitive *skīrā *skīrō
    Dative *skīrē *skīrōm, *skīrum
    Instrumental *skīru *skīrōm, *skīrum

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skīriz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 341-2: “*skīrō”
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