Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skaidilu

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-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *skaidlō

Etymology

From *skaiþaną +‎ *-ilō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɑi̯.ði.lɔː/

Noun

*skaidilu f

1. a part (in the hair)
2. crown (of the head)
3. summit, top, apex

Inflection

neuter u-stemDeclension of *skaidilu (neuter u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skaidilu	*skaidilū
vocative	*skaidilu	*skaidilū
accusative	*skaidilu	*skaidilū
genitive	*skaidilauz	*skaidiliwǫ̂
dative	*skaidiliwi	*skaidilumaz
instrumental	*skaidilū	*skaidilumiz

Descendants

• Old English: *sċǣdel, *sċēadl, sċēada, sċēade
  • Middle English: schæd, schad, sched
    • Scots: sched, schede, scheid
    • English: shed, shode (dialectal)
• Old Saxon: sceithlo, scēthlo
  • Middle Low German: schēdele, scheidele
    • German Low German: Scheidel, Schaairel, Schäädel
    • → Middle High German: schedel (possibly)
      • Alemannic German: Tschidele
      • German: Schädel
• Old Dutch: *skeithila, skēthila
  • Middle Dutch: scedel, scheidel, schedele
    • Dutch: schedel
• Old High German: skeitila, sceitila
  • Middle High German: scheitele
    • German: Scheitel
      • → German Low German: Scheitel