Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skīru
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Nominal formation probably related to Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, clear, sheer”).[1]
Alternative theories include a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
*skīru f
Declension
| ō-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *skīru | |
| Genitive | *skīrā | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *skīru | *skīrō |
| Accusative | *skīrā | *skīrā |
| Genitive | *skīrā | *skīrō |
| Dative | *skīrē | *skīrōm, *skīrum |
| Instrumental | *skīru | *skīrōm, *skīrum |
Descendants
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skīriz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 341-2: “*skīrō”