Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skinō

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

Possibly an n-stem derivative from either Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split”)[1] or *(s)ḱeh₃- (“shadow”), *(s)ḱeh₁y- (“to shine”);[2] the former hypothesis appears more semantically convincing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈski.nɔː/

Noun

*skinō f[2]

  1. plate; rim
  2. piece
  3. (anatomy) shinbone

Inflection

Declension of *skinō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skinō *skinôz
vocative *skinō *skinôz
accusative *skinǭ *skinōz
genitive *skinōz *skinǫ̂
dative *skinōi *skinōmaz
instrumental *skinō *skinōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Schiene”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skinō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 340
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