Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skarō

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)ker- (“to part; split; cut off; sever; divide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɑ.rɔː/

Noun

*skarō f

1. a portion; share
2. a division; detachment; troop; band

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *skarō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skarō	*skarôz
vocative	*skarō	*skarôz
accusative	*skarǭ	*skarōz
genitive	*skarōz	*skarǫ̂
dative	*skarōi	*skarōmaz
instrumental	*skarō	*skarōmiz

Derived terms

• *harmaskarō

Related terms

• *skardą
• *skardaz
• *skeraną

Descendants

• Old English: sċaru, sċearu; sċyru
  • Middle English: schare, schere
    • Scots: schare
    • English: share
• Old Frisian: skare, skere, schere (in compounds)
  • Saterland Frisian: Skoar
  • West Frisian: skare
• Old Saxon: scara
  • Middle Low German: schāre
    • German Low German: Schaar
  • → Old Norse: skari
    • Icelandic: skari
• Frankish: *skara; *skarwahta
  • Old Dutch: skara
    • Middle Dutch: schare, schaer
      • Dutch: schare, schaar
  • → Old French: scare, esquiere, eskiele, eschele; escalguaite, escalgaite, eschaugaite (< *skarwahta)
    • Middle French: escarguaite
      • French: échauguette
    • → Middle English: eschele
      • English: eschel
• Old High German: skara
  • Middle High German: schar
    • German: Schar
• Old Norse: skǫr
  • Icelandic: skor
  • Swedish: skara
  • Danish: skare