Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skattaz

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 *skatn-, *skat- (“to jump, skip, splash out”). Cognate with Latin scateō (“pour out, gush forth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɑt.tɑz/

Noun

*skattaz m

1. cattle, cows
2. (by extension) owndom, wealth, goods
3. hoard, treasure, money

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *skattaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skattaz	*skattōz, *skattōs
vocative	*skatt	*skattōz, *skattōs
accusative	*skattą	*skattanz
genitive	*skattas, *skattis	*skattǫ̂
dative	*skattai	*skattamaz
instrumental	*skattō	*skattamiz

Synonyms

• (all senses): *fehu

Derived terms

• *skattōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *skatt
  • Old English: sċeatt, sċeat, sċætt
    • Middle English: schat, sat, schet, scet
      • → Medieval Latin: scata, sceatta
    • → English: sceat
  • Old Frisian: skett, skat, sket, schet
    • Saterland Frisian: Skät
    • West Frisian: skat
  • Old Saxon: skat, skatt, scat
    • Middle Low German: schat
      • German Low German: Schatt
  • Old Dutch: skat
    • Middle Dutch: schat
      • Dutch: schat
        • Afrikaans: skat
      • Limburgish: sjat
  • Old High German: skaz, scaz
    • Middle High German: schaz, schatz
      • German: Schatz (see there for further descendants)
      • Luxembourgish: Schatz
  • → Old French: escat
• Old Norse: skattr
  • Icelandic: skattur
  • Faroese: skattur
  • Norwegian: skatt
  • Old Swedish: skatter
    • Swedish: skatt
  • Danish: skat
  • → Middle English: scat, skatte
    • Scots: scatt, skatt, skait
    • English: scat
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍄𐍄𐍃 (skatts)
  • → Old Church Slavonic: скотъ (skotŭ)
  • → Russian: скот (skot)