Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skaudō

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

From Proto-Indo-European *skówdʰ-eh₂, from *(s)kewH- (“to cover, hide”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σκῦτος (skûtos, “skin, hide”), Latin scūtum (“shield, defense”).[1] Within Proto-Germanic, compare in particular *hūdijaną (“to hide”) for a similar formation from the same root.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑu̯.dɔː/

Noun

*skaudō f

  1. sheath, husk

Inflection

Declension of *skaudō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skaudō *skaudôz
vocative *skaudō *skaudôz
accusative *skaudǭ *skaudōz
genitive *skaudōz *skaudǫ̂
dative *skaudōi *skaudōmaz
instrumental *skaudō *skaudōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skaudu
    • Middle Low German: schode (“horse's sheath”)
    • Middle High German: schōte (“pod, pea”)
  • Old Norse: skauð (“horse's sheath”)
    • Icelandic: skauð
  • Gothic: *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰 (*skauda) (in 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍀𐍃 (skaudaraips, “sandal strap”))

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skauđō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 336
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