Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skūwō

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skuwwô.

Noun

*skūwō m[1]

  1. shadow

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *skūō
Genitive *skūini, *skūan
Singular Plural
Nominative *skūō *skūan
Accusative *skūan *skūan
Genitive *skūini, *skūan *skūanō
Dative *skūini, *skūan *skūm
Instrumental *skūini, *skūan *skūm

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: sċūwa, sċūa
  • Old High German: skūwo, skūo

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66:PWGmc *skūwō