Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skauwārī

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

From *skauwōn +‎ *-ārī.

Noun

*skauwārī m

1. one who looks or observes; observer

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*skauwārī
Genitive	*skauwārijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skauwārī	*skauwārijō, *skauwārijōs
Accusative	*skauwārī	*skauwārijā
Genitive	*skauwārijas	*skauwārijō
Dative	*skauwārijē	*skauwārijum
Instrumental	*skauwāriju	*skauwārijum

Descendants

• Old English: sċēawere
  • Middle English: schewere, schawere, showre
    • English: shower
• Old Frisian: skāwere
  • Saterland Frisian: Skauer
  • West Frisian: skôger
• Old Saxon: *skauwāri, *skōwāri
  • Middle Low German: schouwære, schouwer, schower
    • German Low German: Schauer
• Old Dutch: *scouwāri, *scōwāri
  • Middle Dutch: scouwer, schouwer
    • Dutch: schouwer
• Old High German: skouwāri, scouwāri
  • Middle High German: schouwære, schouwer
    • German: Schauer