Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skrattuz
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-GermanicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to shrink, wither, dry out, crinkle, wrimple”).
NounEdit
*skrattuz m
InflectionEdit
| u-stemDeclension of *skrattuz (u-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *skrattuz | *skrattiwiz | |
| vocative | *skrattu | *skrattiwiz | |
| accusative | *skrattų | *skrattunz | |
| genitive | *skrattauz | *skrattiwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *skrattiwi | *skrattumaz | |
| instrumental | *skrattū | *skrattumiz | |
DescendantsEdit
The original paradigm of *skrad-, *skratt- allowed for different leveling among the daughter languages.