Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skalō

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 *skolH-eh₂, from *(s)kelH- (“to split, part, divide”). Synchronically analyzed as an ō-stem nominal from *skiljaną (“to cut, separate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɑl.ɔː/

Noun

*skalō f

1. shell, husk

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *skalō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skalō	*skalôz
vocative	*skalō	*skalôz
accusative	*skalǭ	*skalōz
genitive	*skalōz	*skalǫ̂
dative	*skalōi	*skalōmaz
instrumental	*skalō	*skalōmiz

Related terms

• *skaljō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *skalu
  • Old English: sċealu (“husk”)
    • Middle English: schale (“shell, husk; scale”)
      • English: shale
  • Old Dutch:
    • Middle Dutch: scale
      • Dutch: schaal
  • Old High German: scala
    • Middle High German: schāle
      • Bavarian: Schoin
      • German: Schale
        • → Serbo-Croatian: šolja
      • Yiddish: שאָל (shol)
  • → Old French: escale, eschale
    • French: écale
    • → Middle English: scale
      • English: scale
      • Yola: skaulès (plural)
• Old Norse: skál (“bowl, cup”)
  • Danish: skal (“shell; rind; skull”)