Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skalljan

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 *skaljaną. Equivalent to *skallju (“shell, peel”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*skalljan

  1. to peel, to shell

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *skalljan
1st sg. past *skaldā
Infinitive *skalljan
Genitive infin. *skalljannjas
Dative infin. *skalljannjē
Instrum. infin. *skalljannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *skallju *skaldā
2nd singular *skalisi *skaldēs, *skaldōs
3rd singular *skaliþi *skaldē, *skaldā
1st plural *skalljum *skaldum
2nd plural *skaliþ *skaldud
3rd plural *skalljanþ *skaldun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *skalljē *skaldī
2nd singular *skalljēs *skaldī
3rd singular *skalljē *skaldī
1st plural *skalljēm *skaldīm
2nd plural *skalljēþ *skaldīd
3rd plural *skalljēn *skaldīn
Imperative Present
Singular *skali
Plural *skaliþ
Present Past
Participle *skalljandī *skald

Descendants

  • Old English: *sciellan
    • ⇒ Old English: asciellan
  • Old Saxon: *skellian
  • Old Dutch: *skellen
  • Old High German: schellen
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