Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skeuh

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 Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz.

Adjective

*skeuh

  1. frightened, shy
  2. frightening, ugly
    Synonym: *skiuhī

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *skeuh
Genitive *skeuhas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *skeuh *skeuhu *skeuh
Accusative *skeuhanā *skeuhā *skeuh
Genitive *skeuhas *skeuheʀā *skeuhas
Dative *skeuhumē *skeuheʀē *skeuhumē
Instrumental *skeuhu *skeuheʀu *skeuhu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *skeuhē *skeuhō *skeuhu
Accusative *skeuhā *skeuhā *skeuhu
Genitive *skeuheʀō *skeuheʀō *skeuheʀō
Dative *skeuhēm, *skeuhum *skeuhēm, *skeuhum *skeuhēm, *skeuhum
Instrumental *skeuhēm, *skeuhum *skeuhēm, *skeuhum *skeuhēm, *skeuhum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: sċēoh
    • Middle English: sceouh, skey, schey
      • English: shy
      • Scots: skeich, skiech, skick
  • Old Frisian: *skiāch, *skiā
    • Saterland Frisian: skjou
    • West Frisian: skou
  • Dutch: scheu
  • Old High German: *skioh
  • → Old French: eschif, eschiu
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