Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skaidilu

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

Alternative forms

  • *skaidlu

Etymology

From *skaiþan +‎ *-ilu.

Noun

*skaidilu f

  1. a part (in the hair)
  2. crown (of the head)
  3. summit, top, apex

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *skaidilu
Genitive *skaidilā
Singular Plural
Nominative *skaidilu *skaidilō
Accusative *skaidilā *skaidilā
Genitive *skaidilā *skaidilō
Dative *skaidilē *skaidilōm, *skaidilum
Instrumental *skaidilu *skaidilōm, *skaidilum

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *skēthele, *skēthel
    • Saterland Frisian: Skedel (alternatively borrowed from Low German)
    • West Frisian: skedel (alternatively borrowed from Dutch)
  • Old Saxon: sceithlo, scēthlo
    • Middle Low German: schēdele, scheidele
  • Old Dutch: skēthila
    • Middle Dutch: schêdele, scheidele
  • Old High German: skeitila, sceitila
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