Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skautaz
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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)kewd- (“to throw, shoot, pursue, rush”), whence *skeutaną (“to shoot”); cognate with Proto-Slavic *kỳdati (“to fling”), Sanskrit चोदति (códati, “to impel”). The semantic development would be “to shoot out” > “to jut out” > “projection, edge”.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*skautaz m
- corner; wedge, protrusion
- the corner of a piece of cloth or garment: lap, flap, fold
- sheet
- Synonym: *seglą (“sheet”)
- (nautical) a line from the foot of a sail
- Coordinate term: *seglą (“sail”)
Inflection edit
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *skautaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *skautaz | *skautōz, *skautōs | |
| vocative | *skaut | *skautōz, *skautōs | |
| accusative | *skautą | *skautanz | |
| genitive | *skautas, *skautis | *skautǫ̂ | |
| dative | *skautai | *skautamaz | |
| instrumental | *skautō | *skautamiz | |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: sċēat; sċēata; *sċīete, *sċȳte, *sċīte, sċēte
- Old Frisian: scāt, skāt, schāt
- Old Saxon: *skōt
- Old Dutch: *skōt; skōta (in placenames)
- Old High German: scōzo, scōz, *scōza, scozza
- Old Norse: skaut
- Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃 (skauts), 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍄 (skaut) (?)