Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skaiþiz

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 *skaiþaną (“to separate”) +‎ *-þiz (“nominal suffix”).

Noun

*skaiþiz f

1. sheath, covering
2. something carved out to be concave or hollow

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *skaiþiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skaiþiz	*skaiþīz
vocative	*skaiþi	*skaiþīz
accusative	*skaiþį	*skaiþinz
genitive	*skaiþīz	*skaiþijǫ̂
dative	*skaiþī	*skaiþimaz
instrumental	*skaiþī	*skaiþimiz

Derived terms

• *skaiþōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *skaiþiju
  • Old English: sċēaþ
    • Middle English: shethe, sheth, schethe, scheth
      • English: sheath, sheathe
  • Old Frisian: skēthe
  • Old Saxon: sceitha
    • Low German: scheed
  • Old Dutch: *skētha
    • Middle Dutch: schêde
      • Dutch: schede
        • Afrikaans: skede
  • Old High German: sceida, skaida
    • Middle High German: scheide
      • German: Scheide
      • Hunsrik: Scheed
      • Luxembourgish: Scheed
      • Yiddish: שייד (sheyd)
• Old Norse: skeið
  • Icelandic: skeið
  • Faroese: skeið
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skei, skeid
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: skei
  • Old Swedish: skēþ
    • Swedish: sked
  • Danish: ske
    • Norwegian Bokmål: skje
  • → Middle Irish: scáeth
    • Irish: scaoth
    • Manx: skeih
    • Scottish Gaelic: sgaoth
• Old Norse: skeiðir f pl (“sheath”)
  • Danish: skede
    • Norwegian Bokmål: skjede
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: skjede