Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skeulą

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

According to Orel, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”), from which he also derives *skuwwô (“reflection; shadow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskeu.lɑ̃/

Noun

*skeulą n

1. (North Germanic) shelter, hiding place

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *skeulą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skeulą	*skeulō
vocative	*skeulą	*skeulō
accusative	*skeulą	*skeulō
genitive	*skeulas, *skiulis	*skeulǫ̂
dative	*skeulai	*skeulamaz
instrumental	*skeulō	*skeulamiz

Related terms

• *hūsą (“house”)
• *skūrō (“shelter, hiding place”)

Derived terms

• *skiulijaną

Descendants

• Old Norse: skjól
  • Icelandic: skjól
  • Faroese: skjól
  • Norwegian: skjul
  • Swedish: skjul
  • Danish: skjul