Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skuwwô
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ *(s)ḱuh₃-nés (“(one's) shadow, reflection”), from *(s)ḱeh₃w- (“shadow”) + *-ō. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Alternatively, per Kroonen, from or influenced in meaning by Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (“to perceive, observe”),[1] while Orel prefers a derivation from *(s)kewH- (“to cover, hide”).[2]
Noun
*skuwwô m[1]
Related terms
Derived terms
- *skuwwijaną (“to give shade”)
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *skūwō
- Old Norse: skuggi
- Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰 (skuggwa)
- → Proto-Finnic: *kuva (“image”)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*skuwwan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 452
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skuwwōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 347