Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skīru

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Nominal formation probably related to Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, clear, sheer”).

Alternative theories include a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

*skīru f

1. office, district

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*skīru
Genitive	*skīrā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skīru	*skīrō
Accusative	*skīrā	*skīrā
Genitive	*skīrā	*skīrō
Dative	*skīrē	*skīrōm, *skīrum
Instrumental	*skīru	*skīrōm, *skīrum

Descendants

• Old English: sċīr, sċiir, sċȳr
  • Middle English: shire, shiere, chire, ssire, schire, schyre
    • English: shire
      • → Icelandic: skíri
    • Scots: shire
• Old High German: skīra, scīra, skiera, sciera