Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skattōn

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *skattēn (given the single attestation of a class 3 weak verb in OHG)
• *skattijan (uncertain; possibly suggested by some descendants)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skattōną. Equivalent to *skatt (“treasure, wealth”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*skattōn

1. to collect treasure
2. to estimate, value
3. to pay tribute

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*skattōn
1st sg. past	*skattōdā
Infinitive	*skattōn
Genitive infin.	*skattōnijas
Dative infin.	*skattōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*skattōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*skattō	*skattōdā
2nd singular	*skattōs	*skattōdēs, *skattōdōs
3rd singular	*skattōþ	*skattōdē, *skattōdā
1st plural	*skattōm	*skattōdum
2nd plural	*skattōþ	*skattōdud
3rd plural	*skattōnþ	*skattōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*skattō	*skattōdī
2nd singular	*skattōs	*skattōdī
3rd singular	*skattō	*skattōdī
1st plural	*skattōm	*skattōdīm
2nd plural	*skattōþ	*skattōdīd
3rd plural	*skattōn	*skattōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*skattō
Plural	*skattōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*skattōndī	*skattōd

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *skattia (attested in brandskattia); *sketta
  • West Frisian: skatte (with an unetymological class 1 inflection)
  • Saterland Frisian: skatsje (possibly a new formation derived from Skats); skätte
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: skattinge, skettinge
• Old Saxon: *skattōn; *skattian
  • Middle Low German: schatten; *schetten (in brandschetten, twēschetten, etc.)
    • German Low German: schatten
• Old Dutch: *skatton; *skatten
  • Middle Dutch: scatten, schatten; scetten
    • Dutch: schatten
• Old High German: skazzōn; skazzēn
  • Middle High German: schatzen; schetzen
    • German: (archaic) schatzen; schätzen
    • → Middle Low German: schetzen