Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skerp

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *skerpan. Compare Old Norse skreppa (“backpack, scrip”).

Noun

*skerp n

  1. that which is cut
  2. garment

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *skerp
Genitive *skerpas
Singular Plural
Nominative *skerp *skerpu
Accusative *skerp *skerpu
Genitive *skerpas *skerpō
Dative *skerpē *skerpum
Instrumental *skerpu *skerpum

Derived terms

  • *skirpijan

Descendants

  • Old English: sċeorp
  • → Medieval Latin: scerpa
    • → Old High German: scirpa
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