Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skalmō

This Proto-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-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱel- (“to cover”).

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Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈskɑl.mɔː/

Noun edit

*skalmō f

handle

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *skalmō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skalmō	*skalmôz
vocative	*skalmō	*skalmôz
accusative	*skalmǭ	*skalmōz
genitive	*skalmōz	*skalmǫ̂
dative	*skalmōi	*skalmōmaz
instrumental	*skalmō	*skalmōmiz

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

Saterland Frisian: schalm
Old Saxon: *skalm
- Low German: schalm
Old Dutch: *skalm
- Middle Dutch: scalm
  - Dutch: schalm
Old Norse: skalm, skǫlm
- Icelandic: skálm
- Faroese: skálm, skølm
- Norwegian: skolm, skjelm
- Swedish: skalm
- Danish: skalm