Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skaiþiju

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

From Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz.

Noun

*skaiþiju f[1]

  1. sheath

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *skaiþiju
Genitive *skaiþijā
Singular Plural
Nominative *skaiþiju *skaiþijō
Accusative *skaiþijā *skaiþijā
Genitive *skaiþijā *skaiþijō
Dative *skaiþijē *skaiþijōm, *skaiþijum
Instrumental *skaiþiju *skaiþijōm, *skaiþijum

Descendants

  • Old English: sċēaþ
  • Old Frisian: skēthe
  • Old Saxon: sceitha
  • Old Dutch: *skētha
  • Old High German: sceida, skaida

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 235: “PWGmc *skaiþiju”
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