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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skilp

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 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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin scirpus.[1]

Noun

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*skilp m

  1. reed, rush
    Synonyms: *beusu, *riskijā, *ruskijā

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *skilp
Genitive *skilpas
Singular Plural
Nominative *skilp *skilpō, *skilpōs
Accusative *skilp *skilpā
Genitive *skilpas *skilpō
Dative *skilpē *skilpum
Instrumental *skilpu *skilpum

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *skilup

Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: *skilp
  • Old Dutch: *scilf
  • Old High German: skiluf, sciluf

References

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  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “schelf 2”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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