Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skankô

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng- (“to limp; be crooked; slant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɑŋ.kɔːː/

Noun

*skankô m

1. that which is bent
2. shank; thigh

   Synonyms: *skinkô, *þeuhą

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *skankô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skankô	*skankaniz
vocative	*skankô	*skankaniz
accusative	*skankanų	*skankanunz
genitive	*skankiniz	*skankanǫ̂
dative	*skankini	*skankammaz
instrumental	*skankinē	*skankammiz

Related terms

• *skankaz
• *skankijaną
• *skankōną
• *skinkô
• *skunkô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *skankō
  • Old English: sċanca, sċeanca, sċeonca
    • Middle English: schanke, sconke, sceonke, schonke, shanke
      • English: shank
      • Scots: schank, schanck
  • Old Frisian:
    • West Frisian: skonk
  • Old Saxon: *skenka
    • Middle Low German: schenke
      • Dutch Low Saxon: schenke
  • Old Dutch: *skenko
    • Middle Dutch: schencke
• Old Norse: skakki
  • Norwegian: skonk (dialectal)
  • Swedish: skank
  • Danish: skank