Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skamō

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

Uncertain, but probably from pre-Germanic *skh₃-m-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“dark(ness)”).[1] Related to Proto-Germanic *skandō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑ.mɔː/

Noun

*skamō f[1]

  1. shame

Inflection

Declension of *skamō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skamō *skamôz
vocative *skamō *skamôz
accusative *skamǭ *skamōz
genitive *skamōz *skamǫ̂
dative *skamōi *skamōmaz
instrumental *skamō *skamōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*skamō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 439-40
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