Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skauba-
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewp- (“tuft, cluster, hair on the head”), related to Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄 (skuft, “hair of the head”), German Schopf (“tuft”), Albanian çup (“without tail, maimed”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*skauba-