Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skarō

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

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)koréh₂, from the root *(s)ker- (“to part; split; cut off; sever; divide”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈskɑ.rɔː/

Noun edit

*skarō f

a portion; share
a division; detachment; troop; band

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *skarō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skarō	*skarôz
vocative	*skarō	*skarôz
accusative	*skarǭ	*skarōz
genitive	*skarōz	*skarǫ̂
dative	*skarōi	*skarōmaz
instrumental	*skarō	*skarōmiz

Derived terms edit

*harmaskarō

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *skaru
- Old English: sċaru, sċearu; sċyru
  - Middle English: schare, schere
    - Scots: schare
    - English: share
- Old Frisian: skare, skere, schere (in compounds)
  - Saterland Frisian: Skoar
  - West Frisian: skare
- Old Saxon: scara
  - Middle Low German: schāre
    - German Low German: Schaar
  - → Old Norse: skari
    - Danish: skare
    - Icelandic: skari
- Old Dutch: skara
  - Middle Dutch: schare, schaer
    - Dutch: schare, schaar
      - Afrikaans: skare
- → Old French: scare, esquiere, eskiele, eschele; escalguaite, escalgaite, eschaugaite (< *skaruwahtu)
  - Middle French: escarguaite
    - French: échauguette
  - → Middle English: eschele
    - English: eschel
  - → Italian: schiera
- Old High German: skara
  - Middle High German: schar
    - German: Schar
Old Norse: skǫr
- Icelandic: skor
- Swedish: skara
- Danish: skare
- Norwegian Nynorsk: skare
Vandalic: *skar-