Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skattōną

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.

• *skattāną (given the single attestation of a class 3 weak verb in GOH)

From *skattaz (“treasure, wealth”) +‎ *-ōną.

IPA^(key): /ˈskɑt.tɔː.nɑ̃/

*skattōną

1. to collect treasure
2. to estimate, value
3. to pay tribute

• Proto-West Germanic: *skattōn, *skattēn (given the single attestation of a class 3 weak verb in OHG), *skattijan (uncertain; possibly suggested by some descendants)
  • Old Frisian: *skattia (attested in brandskattia); *sketta
    • West Frisian: skatte (with an unetymological class 1 inflection)
    • Saterland Frisian: skatsje (possibly a new formation derived from Skats); skätte
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: skattinge, skettinge
  • Old Saxon: *skattōn; *skattian
    • Middle Low German: schatten; *schetten (in brandschetten, twēschetten, etc.)
      • German Low German: schatten
  • Old Dutch: *skatton; *skatten
    • Middle Dutch: scatten, schatten; scetten
      • Dutch: schatten
  • Old High German: skazzōn; skazzēn
    • Middle High German: schatzen; schetzen
      • German: (archaic) schatzen; schätzen
      • → Middle Low German: schetzen
• Old Norse: skatta
  • Icelandic: skatta
  • Norwegian:

    Norwegian Bokmål: skatte

    Norwegian Nynorsk: skatte, skatta

  • Swedish: skatta
  • Danish: skatte