Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skrīn

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

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *scrīnum, from scrīnium (“chest, reliquary”).

Noun

*skrīn n or m

1. shrine, reliquary
2. chest, coffer

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*skrīn
Genitive	*skrīnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skrīn	*skrīnu
Accusative	*skrīn	*skrīnu
Genitive	*skrīnas	*skrīnō
Dative	*skrīnē	*skrīnum
Instrumental	*skrīnu	*skrīnum

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*skrīn
Genitive	*skrīnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skrīn	*skrīnō, *skrīnōs
Accusative	*skrīn	*skrīnā
Genitive	*skrīnas	*skrīnō
Dative	*skrīnē	*skrīnum
Instrumental	*skrīnu	*skrīnum

Alternative reconstructions

• *skrīnī

Descendants

• Old English: scrīn n
  • Middle English: shryne
    • English: shrine
• Old Frisian: skrīn m
• Old Saxon: *skrīn
  • Middle Low German: schrīn, scryn, schrien, schrēn, schrein, screyn, schreyn, schren, scren n or m
    • → Old Norse: skrín
      • Danish: skrin
      • Icelandic: skrín
      • Norwegian: skrin
      • Old Swedish: skrin
        • Swedish: skrin
• Old High German: skrīn scrīn n or m
  • Middle High German: schrīn
    • German: Schrein