Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Skadinawjō
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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 the first element, of uncertain (possibly non-Germanic) origin, and *awjō (“island”).[1] According to Knut Helle, the first formant may be related to Proto-Germanic *skaþô (“damage, danger”).[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
*Skadinawjō f
Inflection[edit]
| ō-stemDeclension of *Skadinawjō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *Skadinawjō | *Skadinawjôz | |
| vocative | *Skadinawjō | *Skadinawjôz | |
| accusative | *Skadinawjǭ | *Skadinawjōz | |
| genitive | *Skadinawjōz | *Skadinawjǫ̂ | |
| dative | *Skadinawjōi | *Skadinawjōmaz | |
| instrumental | *Skadinawjō | *Skadinawjōmiz | |
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *Skadinauwju
- Old English: Sċedenīġ
- Lombardic: Scatenauge
- Old Norse: Skáney (contraction of *Skaðney)
- → Latin: Scatinavia, Scadinavia, Scandinavia
- → English: Scandinavia
- → Dutch: Scandinavië
- → German: Skandinavien
- → Faroese: Skandinavia
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: Skandinavia
- → Swedish: Skandinavien
- → Danish: Skandinavien
- Norwegian Bokmål: Skandinavia
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.etymonline.com/word/scandinavia
- ^ Helle, K. (2008) The Cambridge History of Scandinavia[1], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, archived from the original on January 6, 2022