Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skagją

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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

Uncertain; possibly from *skōgô (brush, thicket) +‎ *-ją.[1]

Noun

*skagją n

  1. beard, headhair
    Synonym: *bardaz

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *skagją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skagją *skagjō
vocative *skagją *skagjō
accusative *skagją *skagjō
genitive *skagjas, *skagis *skagjǫ̂
dative *skagjai *skagjamaz
instrumental *skagjō *skagjamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skaʒ(j)an”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 331