Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skankō

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 *skankô.

Noun

*skankō m

  1. thigh, shank

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *skankō
Genitive *skankini, *skankan
Singular Plural
Nominative *skankō *skankan
Accusative *skankan *skankan
Genitive *skankini, *skankan *skankanō
Dative *skankini, *skankan *skankum
Instrumental *skankini, *skankan *skankum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: sċanca, sċeanca, sċeonca
    • Middle English: schanke, sconke, sceonke, schonke, shanke
  • Old Frisian:
  • Old Saxon: *skenka
  • Old Dutch: *skenko
    • Middle Dutch: schencke