Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skuftą

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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

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewp- (“tuft, cluster, hair on the head”), related to Middle High German schopf (“tuft, headhair, forehead”), Albanian çup (“without tail, maimed”). Compare to Proto-Indo-European *skaubą and Proto-Indo-European *skub-, *skup-, *skupn- (“to curve, bow, vault”).

Noun

*skuftą n

  1. a bundle, hair

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *skuftą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skuftą *skuftō
vocative *skuftą *skuftō
accusative *skuftą *skuftō
genitive *skuftas, *skuftis *skuftǫ̂
dative *skuftai *skuftamaz
instrumental *skuftō *skuftamiz

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