Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skaiþōną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *skaiþiz (sheath) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑi̯.θɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*skaiþōną[1]

  1. to sheath

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skaiþōn
    • Old English: *sċēaþian
  • Old Norse: skeiða

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skaiþōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 332