Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skiwô

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)kewH- (“to cover, bedeck”). Cognate with Old Irish ceó (“sky, heaven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈski.wɔːː/

Noun

*skiwô m

1. cloud cover, haze
2. cloud
3. sky

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *skiwô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skiwô	*skiwaniz
vocative	*skiwô	*skiwaniz
accusative	*skiwanų	*skiwanunz
genitive	*skiwiniz	*skiwanǫ̂
dative	*skiwini	*skiwammaz
instrumental	*skiwinē	*skiwammiz

Derived terms

• *skiwją

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *skiwō
  • Old English: sċēo
    • Middle English: scheu, schew
  • Old Saxon: scio, skio
• Old Norse: *skew, *skiw
  • → Middle English: skew, skiw, skyw