Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skalu

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 *skalō.

Noun

*skalu f

  1. shell, husk

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *skalu
Genitive *skalā
Singular Plural
Nominative *skalu *skalō
Accusative *skalā *skalā
Genitive *skalā *skalō
Dative *skalē *skalōm, *skalum
Instrumental *skalu *skalōm, *skalum

Descendants

  • Old English: sċealu (“husk”)
    • Middle English: schale (“shell, husk; scale”)
  • Old Dutch:
  • Old High German: scala
  • → Old French: escale, eschale
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