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).

For semantic development compare Russian засте́нчивый (zasténčivyj) connected with стена́ (stená) or with стень (stenʹ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*skeuhaz

  1. frightened
  2. shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved; cautious
  3. abominable; odious; loathsome; vile

Inflection

Declension of *skeuhaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *skeuhaz *skeuhō *skeuhą, -atō *skeuhai *skeuhôz *skeuhō
accusative *skeuhanǭ *skeuhǭ *skeuhą, -atō *skeuhanz *skeuhōz *skeuhō
genitive *skeuhas, -is *skeuhaizōz *skeuhas, -is *skeuhaizǫ̂ *skeuhaizǫ̂ *skeuhaizǫ̂
dative *skeuhammai *skeuhaizōi *skeuhammai *skeuhaimaz *skeuhaimaz *skeuhaimaz
instrumental *skeuhanō *skeuhaizō *skeuhanō *skeuhaimiz *skeuhaimiz *skeuhaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *skeuhô *skeuhǭ *skeuhô *skeuhaniz *skeuhōniz *skeuhōnō
accusative *skeuhanų *skeuhōnų *skeuhô *skeuhanunz *skeuhōnunz *skeuhōnō
genitive *skeuhiniz *skeuhōniz *skeuhiniz *skeuhanǫ̂ *skeuhōnǫ̂ *skeuhanǫ̂
dative *skeuhini *skeuhōni *skeuhini *skeuhammaz *skeuhōmaz *skeuhammaz
instrumental *skeuhinē *skeuhōnē *skeuhinē *skeuhammiz *skeuhōmiz *skeuhammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 897