Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skuftą

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)kewp- (“tuft, cluster, hair on the head”), related to Middle High German schopf (“tuft, headhair, forehead”), Albanian çup (“without tail, maimed”). Compare to Proto-Indo-European *skaubą and Proto-Indo-European *skub-, *skup-, *skupn- (“to curve, bow, vault”).

Noun

*skuftą n

1. a bundle, hair

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *skuftą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skuftą	*skuftō
vocative	*skuftą	*skuftō
accusative	*skuftą	*skuftō
genitive	*skuftas, *skuftis	*skuftǫ̂
dative	*skuftai	*skuftamaz
instrumental	*skuftō	*skuftamiz

Related terms

• *skuftuz (“shoulder, withers”)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *skuft
  • Old High German: skuft
• Old Norse: skopt
  • Icelandic: skott
  • Norwegian: skoft
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄 (skuft)