Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skeuhaz
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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
Alternative forms
Etymology
Further origin unknown; assumed to be from pre-Germanic *skéwkos. Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skewbʰ-, *skūbʰ- (“to push, drive, move forward”) (for which see Proto-Germanic *skeubaną (“to push, drive”) for cognates) or *(s)kewH- (“to cover, hide”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
*skeuhaz
Inflection
Declension of *skeuhaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *skeuhaz | *skeuhai | *skeuhō | *skeuhôz | *skeuhą, -atō | *skeuhō |
| Accusative | *skeuhanǭ | *skeuhanz | *skeuhǭ | *skeuhōz | *skeuhą, -atō | *skeuhō |
| Genitive | *skeuhas, -is | *skeuhaizǫ̂ | *skeuhaizōz | *skeuhaizǫ̂ | *skeuhas, -is | *skeuhaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *skeuhammai | *skeuhaimaz | *skeuhaizōi | *skeuhaimaz | *skeuhammai | *skeuhaimaz |
| Instrumental | *skeuhanō | *skeuhaimiz | *skeuhaizō | *skeuhaimiz | *skeuhanō | *skeuhaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *skeuhô | *skeuhaniz | *skeuhǭ | *skeuhōniz | *skeuhô | *skeuhōnō |
| Accusative | *skeuhanų | *skeuhanunz | *skeuhōnų | *skeuhōnunz | *skeuhô | *skeuhōnō |
| Genitive | *skeuhiniz | *skeuhanǫ̂ | *skeuhōniz | *skeuhōnǫ̂ | *skeuhiniz | *skeuhanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *skeuhini | *skeuhammaz | *skeuhōni | *skeuhōmaz | *skeuhini | *skeuhammaz |
| Instrumental | *skeuhinē | *skeuhammiz | *skeuhōnē | *skeuhōmiz | *skeuhinē | *skeuhammiz |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *skeuh
- Old Norse: *skyggr (< *skugjaz)
- Gothic: *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃 (*skiuhs)
- → Proto-Finnic: *keühä (see there for further descendants)