Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skiwją

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 *skiwô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskiw.jɑ̃/

Noun

*skiwją n

1. (North Germanic) cloud

   Synonyms: *himinaz, *melhmô, *mihstaz, *skiwô, *wulkaną

2. (North Germanic) sky

   Synonyms: *himinaz, *skiwô

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *skiwją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skiwją	*skiwjō
vocative	*skiwją	*skiwjō
accusative	*skiwją	*skiwjō
genitive	*skiwjas, *skiwis	*skiwjǫ̂
dative	*skiwjai	*skiwjamaz
instrumental	*skiwjō	*skiwjamiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: ský
  • Icelandic: ský (“cloud”)
  • Faroese: skýggj (“cloud”)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sky f (“cloud”)
  • Old Swedish: skȳ (“cloud, sky”)
    • Swedish: sky (“sky, heaven”)
  • Old Danish: sky
    • Danish: sky (“cloud”)
      • Norwegian Bokmål: sky m or f (“cloud”)
  • → Middle English: sky, skie, ske (“cloud, sky”)
    • English: sky (“sky, (obsolete) cloud”)
    • Scots: sky, skie, skey, ske (“sky”)
    • Yola: skee