Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skinubain

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 *skinu (“shin”) +‎ *bain (“bone”).

Noun

*skinubain n

1. shinbone, shin

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*skinubain
Genitive	*skinubainas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skinubain	*skinubainu
Accusative	*skinubain	*skinubainu
Genitive	*skinubainas	*skinubainō
Dative	*skinubainē	*skinubainum
Instrumental	*skinubainu	*skinubainum

Descendants

• Old English: sċinbān
  • Middle English: schineboon, schinbone
    • English: shinbone
• Old Saxon:
  • Middle Low German:
    • German Low German:

      Altmärkisch: Schä̂nbên

    • → Danish: skinneben
    • → Swedish: skenben
• Old Dutch:
  • Middle Dutch:
    • Dutch: sheenbeen
• Old High German: skinabein
  • Middle High German: schinbein, schinebein
    • German: Schienbein
    • Alemannic German: Schinbein
    • Hunsrik: Schienbeen