Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skalkaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Unknown.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑl.kɑz/

Noun

*skalkaz m

  1. servant

Inflection

Declension of *skalkaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skalkaz *skalkōz, *skalkōs
vocative *skalk *skalkōz, *skalkōs
accusative *skalką *skalkanz
genitive *skalkas, *skalkis *skalkǫ̂
dative *skalkai *skalkamaz
instrumental *skalkō *skalkamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skalk
    • Old English: sċealc
      • Middle English: schalk, scalk, schalke, schalkke, shalk
        • English: shalk
        • Middle Scots: schalk, schak, schaik
    • Old Frisian: skalk
      • (West Frisian: ontschalken)
    • Old Saxon: skalk
      • Middle Low German: schalk (in compounds: erseschalk, marschalk, etc.)
    • Old Dutch: scalc
    • Old High German: skalk, scalc, scalk
      • Middle High German: schalc
        • German: Schalk
        • Luxembourgish: Schallek
      • Italian: scalco (from Lombardic)
    • Vulgar Latin: scalcus (in compounds)
      • Medieval Latin: scalcius, scalciatus
      • Old French: escalque
    • Italian: scalco
  • Old Norse: skalkr, skálkr
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃 (skalks)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen 2013, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic, available at archive.org