Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skuftą

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 Pre-Germanic *skup-to-s, of uncertain further origin.[1] Pfeifer derives the term from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewp- (“tuft, cluster, hair on the head”), related to Middle High German schopf (“tuft, headhair, forehead”),[2] Proto-Slavic *čubъ (“forelock, crest”)[3] (itself of dubious relation to Proto-Slavic *čupъ (“kink, crook”)), and perhaps Albanian çup (“without tail, maimed”). Compare to *skaubą and Proto-Indo-European *skub-, *skup-, *skupn- (“to curve, bow, vault”). Kroonen is skeptical of the connection to Slavic, and leaves the origin open.[1]

Noun

*skuftą n[1]

  1. a bundle, hair

Inflection

Declension of *skuftą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skuftą *skuftō
vocative *skuftą *skuftō
accusative *skuftą *skuftō
genitive *skuftas, *skuftis *skuftǫ̂
dative *skuftai *skuftamaz
instrumental *skuftō *skuftamiz
  • *skuftuz (“shoulder, withers”)

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skuft
  • Old Norse: skopt
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄 (skuft)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*skufta- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 449
  2. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Schopf”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
  3. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Schober”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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