Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skankaz

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)kong-os, from *(s)keng- (“to hobble, tilt”), and cognate with Ancient Greek σκάζω (skázō, “to limp”), Sanskrit खञ्जति (kháñjati, “to limp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɑŋ.kɑz/

Adjective

*skankaz

1. (North Germanic) askew, tilted

Inflection

Declension of *skankaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skankaz	*skankai	*skankō	*skankôz	*skanką, -atō	*skankō
Accusative	*skankanǭ	*skankanz	*skankǭ	*skankōz	*skanką, -atō	*skankō
Genitive	*skankas, -is	*skankaizǫ̂	*skankaizōz	*skankaizǫ̂	*skankas, -is	*skankaizǫ̂
Dative	*skankammai	*skankaimaz	*skankaizōi	*skankaimaz	*skankammai	*skankaimaz
Instrumental	*skankanō	*skankaimiz	*skankaizō	*skankaimiz	*skankanō	*skankaimiz
Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skankô	*skankaniz	*skankǭ	*skankōniz	*skankô	*skankōnō
Accusative	*skankanų	*skankanunz	*skankōnų	*skankōnunz	*skankô	*skankōnō
Genitive	*skankiniz	*skankanǫ̂	*skankōniz	*skankōnǫ̂	*skankiniz	*skankanǫ̂
Dative	*skankini	*skankammaz	*skankōni	*skankōmaz	*skankini	*skankammaz
Instrumental	*skankinē	*skankammiz	*skankōnē	*skankōmiz	*skankinē	*skankammiz

Related terms

• *hinkaną
• *skankô

Derived terms

• *skankijaną
• *skankōną

Descendants

• Old Norse: skakkr
  • Icelandic: skakkur
  • Faroese: skakkur
  • Swedish: skack (“askew”), skank (“with a limp”)
  • Danish: skak (“askew”), skank (“with a limp”)

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “skakkur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)