Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skōgô
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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
Unknown. The sense development is generally thought to be "something sticking out" > "small collection of trees" > "thicket", and has been tentatively linked to *skehaną (“to spring up, emerge”). Compare also *skagją (“beard”), *skagô (“peninsula, cape”) (the latter whence Old Norse skagi (“low cape, ness”)).
Noun
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
References
- ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “skógr”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 497
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skaʒōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 331
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “skógur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- ^ Kroonen, Guus Jann (2009) Consonant and vowel gradation in the Proto-Germanic n-stems (PhD thesis), Leiden: Leiden University, page 195