Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skīdą

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 *skey-tó-m, from *skey- (“to split”). Compare, in particular, Proto-Celtic *skeitos (“shield”), Proto-Slavic *ščítъ (“idem”).

Noun

*skīdą n

1. piece of wood, billet, board

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *skīdą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skīdą	*skīdō
vocative	*skīdą	*skīdō
accusative	*skīdą	*skīdō
genitive	*skīdas, *skīdis	*skīdǫ̂
dative	*skīdai	*skīdamaz
instrumental	*skīdō	*skīdamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *skīd
  • Old English: sċīd
    • Middle English: schyd, chyde, scheyde, schide, schudde, schyde, schyyd, shide, shyde, syde, szhide, sid, scid (Early Middle English)
      • English: shide (obsolete)
      • Middle Scots: schide, schyde
  • Old Frisian: skīd
    • North Frisian: skeid
  • Old Saxon: *skīd
    • Middle Low German: schît
  • Old Dutch: *skīd
    • Middle Dutch: *schijt
      • Dutch: schijd (East Flemish)
        • → French: skęt, hète; skète, équette
  • Old High German: skīt
    • Middle High German: schīt
      • German: Scheit
      • Luxembourgish: Schäit, Scheet
• Old Norse: skíð
  • Icelandic: skíð
  • Faroese: skíð
  • Norwegian: skid, ski (see there for further descendants)
    • → Danish: ski
      • Norwegian Bokmål: ski
  • Old Swedish: skīdh n; skīþa f
    • Swedish: skid; skida
  • → Middle English: *skid
    • English: skid, skeed