Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skaudō

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 *skówdʰ-eh₂, from *(s)kewH- (“to cover, hide”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σκῦτος (skûtos, “skin, hide”), Latin scūtum (“shield, defense”). Within Proto-Germanic, compare in particular *hūdijaną (“to hide”) for a similar formation from the same root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɑu̯.dɔː/

Noun

*skaudō f

1. sheath, husk

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *skaudō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skaudō	*skaudôz
vocative	*skaudō	*skaudôz
accusative	*skaudǭ	*skaudōz
genitive	*skaudōz	*skaudǫ̂
dative	*skaudōi	*skaudōmaz
instrumental	*skaudō	*skaudōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *skaudu
  • Middle Low German: schode (“horse's sheath”)
  • Middle High German: schōte (“pod, pea”)
    • German: Schote
• Old Norse: skauð (“horse's sheath”)
  • Icelandic: skauð
• Gothic: *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰 (*skauda) (in 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍀𐍃 (skaudaraips, “sandal strap”))